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The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
-
Waynesboro, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
R L Underhill, 1844. Full-Leather. Poor. abridged and arranged by the author, expressly for the use of schools" Full leather but heavy chipping with about 1/4 of boards exposed on back, corners and bottom front. Hinge cracked, heavy chipping to spine. Previous owners' name and dates to ffep in ink that has eaten through 1st few pages and slightly to title page. 218p with questions and missing back end paper. Heavy foxing and creasing to some pages. Still fairly tight.
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- Bookseller
- Stone Soup Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57338
- Title
- The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- R L Underhill
- Date Published
- 1844
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Stone Soup Books
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Waynesboro, Virginia
About Stone Soup Books
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Spine
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Poor
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