The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
by Washington Irving
- 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 Co., 1850. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1850. No edition remarks. 269 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are faintly tanned with mild foxing. Notable cracking to gutters and hinges. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Ink stains to front board. Notable cracking to joints. Notable crushing and fraying to spine ends. Library number to spine.
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Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1696930720BIL
- Title
- The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
- Author
- Washington Irving
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Co.
- Date Published
- 1850
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...