Recollections of Marshal Macdonald, Duke of Tarentum
by Macdonald, Marshal; Rousset, Camille (Ed); Simeon, Stephen Louis (Trans)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good++/N/A
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Richard Bentley, 1893. Red cloth with bright Gilt emblem to front (fresh with faded spine which is just starting to wear to heel, small mark to front) pp vi 488 with nice steel engraved frontis illus with tissue guard. Internally very bright and clean, foxed to eps, title page and frontis, paper partially separated at front gutter though mull is tight. A very nice copy Overweight. 2nd UK Edition. Cloth. Very Good++/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11367
- Title
- Recollections of Marshal Macdonald, Duke of Tarentum
- Author
- Macdonald, Marshal; Rousset, Camille (Ed); Simeon, Stephen Louis (Trans)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good++
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Edition
- 2nd UK Edition
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Napoleon War Military
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
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Glossary
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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