Stirring Incidents in the Life of a British Soldier
by Faughnan, Thomas
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Hunter, Rose & Company, 1883. Fifth Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Bound in forest green cloth with gilt title and black decoration to spine, black title and decoration to front board. Illustrated with ingravings, and with decorations heading chapters. Spine cocked, edges and corners of cloth well worn with a little fraying, nicks to cloth at head and heel of spine, top cornerse with an inward turn, spot of soil to spine, bookplate to front pastedown, paper cracked at gutter preceding title page, but binding still holding, page edges browning, tissue gaurd with a few chips and a spot of damp, some light dust soil to endpapers.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26740
- Title
- Stirring Incidents in the Life of a British Soldier
- Author
- Faughnan, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Publisher
- Hunter, Rose & Company
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1883
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Cocked
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- Cloth
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