A History of Poland
by O. Halecki
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Roy Publishers, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Review copy with notice laid in. 8vo in red cloth, spine title in gilt on a grey field. Binding tight and square, small private library sticker on the ffep, p.o. name at the bottom of the title page. The dustjacket is not price-clipped, the tiniest spots of rubbing at the corners and spine ends, small spot of crinkling at the top of the rear panel, very small spot of worming at the bottom of the rear panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dunaway Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 296854
- Title
- A History of Poland
- Author
- O. Halecki
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Roy Publishers
- Date Published
- 1943
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Dunaway Books
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Saint Louis, Missouri
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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....