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History of the Crusades
by Perry, George G
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition (ex-library)
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Illustrated Cloth). Good Condition (ex-library). Illustrator: Illustrated. Preface by author. Black and white illustrated frontispiece and the black-and-white illustrations within the text have no illustrator credited. Brown and white coloured floral design endpapers. Red coloured cloth covered boards with black coloured decoration to the book edges, gilt coloured embossed decoration to the front panel and to the backstrip. The history of the Crusades as seen from a Christian point of view. This book is an ex-library book – Lending Library – Soldiers' and Sailors' Home: – library sticker and stamp to the front paste-down, stamps to the title page, stamp and date to the top edge of page VII and stamps to the verso of the rear free and paper and to the rear paste-down. The book is showing age, softening and rubbing of the backstrip edges, with bumping, rubbing and fraying of the book corners. Rubbing of the lower book edges and of the panels. There are small holes in the book panels – probably from insects – clustered around the backstrip. The backstrip is rubbed and somewhat faded. Tanning of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. There is heavy foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book and there is scattered foxing throughout though in some areas it is quite heavy. The spine has cracked between some of the pages with the underlying webbing visible, the worst is between pages 64 and 65 – please see photograph. Size: 12mo (Small Hardcover). [3], IV - VI, [1], 8 - 224, [8 – further title from publishing house] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Religion; Medieval 10th to 15thc; Military & Warfare. Inventory No: 0129590. .
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- Seller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0129590
- Title
- History of the Crusades
- Author
- Perry, George G
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Illustrated Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition (ex-library)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- No date
- Keywords
- BZDB2 History, crusades, Christian view History; Religion; Medieval 10th to 15thc; Military & Warfare. Illustrated Unbranded Perry, George G. History of the Crusades
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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