History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain: Volumes First and Second
by William H. Prescott
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
George Routledge and Sons, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 500 pages. Half bound green leather with marbled paper covered boards. Volumes I and II. Two volumes bound together. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Frontispiece is detached but still present. Thumb-marking present. Water staining to frontispiece. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving binding threads exposed. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Some peeling leather to spine and corners. Notable tearing and scuffing to boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1675430253IEV
- Title
- History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain: Volumes First and Second
- Author
- William H. Prescott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Half Bound
- ...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.