Natural Inheritance
by Galton, Francis
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
MacMillan, 1889. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. MacMillan and Co.; London, 1889. Hardcover. A Good, maroon cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding shaky, sunned spine, rubbing to board edges and joints, frayed spine edges, moderate handling/scuffing to boards, age toning to pages, deckle fore-edge, spine buckram separating from backing material, cracked hinges, some sunning to board margins, previous owner ink stamp half title page/title page and page in rear, exposed board corners, few abrasions along board edges, without Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 259pp., appendix, indexed. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1040564
- Title
- Natural Inheritance
- Author
- Galton, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- MacMillan
- Date Published
- 1889
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 1.69 lbs
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...