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Isis and Thamesis: Hours on the River from Oxford to Henley.
by Alfred J. Church
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Seeley and Co.,, 1886. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1886. Large Paper Edition. 65 pages. No dust jacket. Quarter bound in brown leather with brown cloth and gilt. Numbered 66 of a limited edition of 100. Features proofs of the plates. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. Plates are moderately tanned with some foxing. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering has become dull. Book has a slight forward lean. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Moderate crushing to spine ends, with splitting, fraying and loss to the head, tail and joints.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1718875559MEP
- Title
- Isis and Thamesis: Hours on the River from Oxford to Henley.
- Author
- Alfred J. Church
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Seeley and Co.,
- Date Published
- 1886
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...