Hoyle's Games; Scientific Guide to the Gaming Table
by Hoyle G
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sidmouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longman Brown & Co, 1842 Copy in green cloth on boards with gilt title on spine. Front edge of spine split and rear edge of spine rubbed. Rubbing to head/foot of spine. Decoraton blind stamped on uupper and lower covers. Corners bumped. Crack in front hinge. Some light internal cracks. Clean text with b/w illustrations.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Balfour Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026579
- Title
- Hoyle's Games; Scientific Guide to the Gaming Table
- Author
- Hoyle G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longman Brown & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1842
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords
- Hoyle's Games; Scientific Guide to the Gaming Table G Hoyle 1842 Longman Brown & Co
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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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...