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The Age of the Vikings
by P H Sawyer
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edward Arnold, 1962. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1962. First Edition. 254 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white plates. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier foxing to front and rear free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper and pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Moderate creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Notable crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Black mark to front board. Top edge is painted black. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Minimal loss to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and rear panel. Brown marks to rear panel. Foxing to flaps and inside.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1637565341MHA
- Title
- The Age of the Vikings
- Author
- P H Sawyer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Edward Arnold
- Date Published
- 1962
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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