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Lovely is the Lee by Robert Gibbings; engravings by the author
by Gibbings, Robert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/good
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1945. Hardcover. Near Fine/good. 256 p.: many in-text wood engravings by the author; 22 cm. Green cloth with gilt and red spine title and front cover illustration. Illustrated dust jacket. An exploration of the River Lee country in Ireland. Book is in Near Fine Condition: corners slightly bumped; clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Good Condition: edges are rubbed and chipped, with slight loss at ends of spine; both flaps are starting to separate from ends; 1-cm. tear from upper edge and from lower edge of front section; slightly soiled.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002597
- Title
- Lovely is the Lee by Robert Gibbings; engravings by the author
- Author
- Gibbings, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
Terms of Sale
Classic Books and Ephemera
If the item is not as described, the buyer must contact us within 72 hours of their receipt of it. We will refund the full amount with the costs of return shipping within 24 hours of receipt of the item.
About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
Biblio member since 2006
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
About Classic Books and Ephemera
We have a large stock, focusing primarily, but by no means exclusively, on 16th- to mid-19th-century books in English, French, and German in the fields of history, travel, and the arts, and children's books; late 19th- and early 20th-century military prints and postcards; and manuscripts, deeds, maps, and printed ephemera of all periods and disciplines.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- 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....
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