The Silk Road
by Frances Wood
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Folio Society, 2002. Hardcover. Good. 2002. No Edition Remarks. 270 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated green silk covered boards with gilt. Pictorial slipcase included. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Sunning to spine. Sunning to spine. Slipcase has moderate edge-wear with marking to panels and scuffing to edges.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1714724250ADA
- Title
- The Silk Road
- Author
- Frances Wood
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Date Published
- 2002
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...