The Shaving of Shagpat, An Arabian Entertainment
by Meredith, George
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Archibald Constable, 1898. revised edition. Near Fine. small octavo. tooled leather vi + 249pp., Bright gilt device of Methodist Ladies College on upper board & MLC Prize-label on front paste-down. Burgundy leather binding worn at head of spine & extremities o/w nice tight prize-binding with aeg
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andrew Barnes Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A114885
- Title
- The Shaving of Shagpat, An Arabian Entertainment
- Author
- Meredith, George
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- revised edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Archibald Constable
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- small octavo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Andrew Barnes Booksellers
Biblio member since 2006
MELBOURNE, Victoria
About Andrew Barnes Booksellers
We are a general, Internet only bookseller with 25 years experience, specialising in Military & Russian material. We have operated on-line for 9 years
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
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