The Young Man-Of-war's Man: Boy's Voyage Round the World
by Charles Nordhoff
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Poor
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh: William P Nimmo, 1873. Hardcover. Near Poor. pp.216 plus 12 pages of popular books tight copy tanning and freckles, soiling to text pages, gutter broken pgs.24-25 but pages still hanging on by two threads, gutter broken at front piece. gold gilt edges, bumped corners, red cloth covers show soiling and rubbing, crimping to top/bottom spines Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Booked Experiences (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027589
- Title
- The Young Man-Of-war's Man: Boy's Voyage Round the World
- Author
- Charles Nordhoff
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William P Nimmo
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1873
- Bookseller catalogs
- WAR; ADVENTURE; OF INTEREST - OLD/RARE;
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.