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Victoria R I: Her Life and Reign
by Macaulay
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK: The Religious Tract Society, 1887. Hardcover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Whymper, E; et al. xii, 292pp, with 5 black and white portraits of the queen and 60 engravings (inc. frontispiece). Red cloth-covered boards; gilt and black illustration on front, embossed illustration on rear, gilt titles on front and spine, all text block edges gilt; bevelled edges. 4to. A large and heavy volume which may require an additional charge for overseas delivery. Boards soiled and worn. Spine sun-faded and soiled, spine ends rubbed with cloth worn through and fraying. Corners heavily rubbed and rounded with cloth worn through. Text block edges lightly soiled. Block dropped. Missing front free endpaper, pen inscription on front pastedown. Hinges cracked and stretched, volume loose. Previous owner's details on verso of frontispiece. Foxing throughout, heaviest towards prelims. On Queen Victoria's life and reign.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015420
- Title
- Victoria R I: Her Life and Reign
- Author
- Macaulay
- Illustrator
- Whymper, E; et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Religious Tract Society
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1887
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 2.43 lbs
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About the Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent
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Glossary
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- 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....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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