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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. IV
by Edward Gibbon
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Grand Colosseum Warehouse Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 1118 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Loss to top of front free endpaper. Pen inscription to half title page. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are mildly foxed & tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding is firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Visible sunning & crushing to spine. Minor splits causing fraying to cloth at spine ends. Noticeable white staining. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.
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- Seller
- World of Rare Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 1679664386EMB
- Title
- The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. IV
- Author
- Edward Gibbon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Grand Colosseum Warehouse Co
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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