The Sacred Books of the East. Volume VII: The Institutes of Vishnu.; Translated by Julius Jolly
by Muller, F. Max (ed)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Spine ends frayed, some discoloration to covers, minor shelfwear, front hinge beginning to separate, bookplate on front pastedow
- Seller
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Baldwin City, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1880. Hardcover. Spine ends frayed, some discoloration to covers, minor shelfwear, front hinge beginning to separate, bookplate on front pastedown and again on verso of front free endpaper, but still good, internally clean & sound condition without dust jacket. xxxvii, 316pp., brown cloth with gilt titling.
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- Bookseller
- J. Hood, Booksellers, inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 168930
- Title
- The Sacred Books of the East. Volume VII: The Institutes of Vishnu.; Translated by Julius Jolly
- Author
- Muller, F. Max (ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine ends frayed, some discoloration to covers, minor shelfwear, front hinge beginning to separate, bookplate on front pastedow
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oxford at the Clarendon Press
- Date Published
- 1880
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About the Seller
J. Hood, Booksellers, inc.
Biblio member since 2005
Baldwin City, Kansas
About J. Hood, Booksellers, inc.
J. Hood, Booksellers, established 1974, specializes in scholarly books in all subject areas, with large holdings in the sciences, art, philosophy, medieval & renaissance studies, the social sciences and the humanities. We currently have 48,000 volumes in stock and sell exclusively on the internet. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Owners: Gloria & John Hood
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Verso
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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- 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....
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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