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van Loon's Geography: The Story of the World We Live In
by van Loon, Hendrick Willem
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1932. 6th printing, 1932. HC, no DJ. MV Good. Burgundy cloth, gilt spine titling darkened, front illustrated paper label, edgewear, scuffs, soiling, spine mottled, stains, deckled edges, hinges cracked, FFEP missing, blank sticker to title page, leaves toned, shaken. B/W sketch & color wash illustrations by the author throughout. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.
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- Bookseller
- Refuge Books: Used & Rare
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 220070
- Title
- van Loon's Geography: The Story of the World We Live In
- Author
- van Loon, Hendrick Willem
- Format/Binding
- HC, no DJ
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 6th printing, 1932
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1932
- Pages
- 525
Terms of Sale
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Nashville, Tennessee
About Refuge Books: Used & Rare
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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....
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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