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Indian Memories. Recollections of Soldiering, Sport, etc. With 24 Illustrations in Colour and 100 in B&W by the Author.
by BADEN-POWELL, SIR Robert:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Herbert Jenkins Ltd. 1915 1st. Hardback, 8.5 x 6 inches. Grey cloth with gilt lettering to spine, white lettering and paneled yellow skyline design to front. Blind embossed vignette on rear. In very good condition. Extremities rubbed, corners bumped, spines slightly darkened with small nicks to ends and corners of boards. Some handling marks to endpapers, previous owners label at front, Times Book Club label at rear. Halftitle page darkened and foxed. Some foxing to title page and dark spots to outer page edges. Plates clean and bright. Else a very good clean and tight copy. Scarce. 363pp. Illustrated with 24 colour plates and 100 B&W sketch drawings in text by the Author.
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Details
- Seller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 95213
- Title
- Indian Memories. Recollections of Soldiering, Sport, etc. With 24 Illustrations in Colour and 100 in B&W by the Author.
- Author
- BADEN-POWELL, SIR Robert:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Herbert Jenkins Ltd. 1915 1st
- Keywords
- FOREIGN TRAVEL::Far East SIR Robert BADEN-POWELL, Lord, Indian Memories, Recollections of Soldiering, Sport, Illustrated, Colour plates, india, scouting, military
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end 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...
- 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.
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