An Introduction to the Study of History
by V. H. Galbraith
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
C.A.Watts & Co Ltd, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1964. First Edition. 143 pages. Pictorial jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contains black and white photographic plates to centre of textblock. Pages and plates remain bright and clear. Binding is firm. Small inscription ad a couple visible marks to front endpapers. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Gilt remains bright. Unclipped jacket. Moderate edgewear, with noticeable chipping, tearing and creasing, and loss to head of spine. Visible water stain to tail. Heavy rubbing and small label to rear panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1672315413MHP
- Title
- An Introduction to the Study of History
- Author
- V. H. Galbraith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- C.A.Watts & Co Ltd
- Date Published
- 1964
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...