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AN UNKNOWN PEOPLE IN A UNKNOWN LAND
by Grubb, W, Barbrooke
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, United Kingdom,: Seeley & Co Limited, 1911. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. 330 + 16 p. of ads. b&w illustrations & colour fold-out map to rear. Original blue cloth hardcover decorated in gilt to front panel, gilt lettering to front panel and spine. Rubbing to spine, and small closed tears to top and base of the spine. Owner plate to verso of front board. Offsetting to end pages, a scattering of spotting to pages. Tight binding. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books
(IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015127
- Title
- AN UNKNOWN PEOPLE IN A UNKNOWN LAND
- Author
- Grubb, W, Barbrooke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Seeley & Co Limited
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom,
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- Grubb, W, Barbrooke, FIRST EDITION,AN UNKNOWN PEOPLE IN A UNKNOWN LAND
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Kelleher Rare Books
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Naas, Kildare
About Kelleher Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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