Arthur Conan Doyle: a Memoir
by Lamond, the Rev. John; Conan Doyle, Lady
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1931. Spine tanned, gilt titles dulled, light scratching and rubbing to boards, closed edges heavily tanned and foxed, with foxing present throughout, hinges cracked with old tape repairs although textblock remains fairly firm, all plates present, text clean and plates bright.. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookcase
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67131
- Title
- Arthur Conan Doyle: a Memoir
- Author
- Lamond, the Rev. John; Conan Doyle, Lady
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography & Biography;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Bookcase
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bookcase
Biblio member since 2009
Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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- Cloth
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- 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,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- 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...
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