A Book of the Black Forest
by Hughes, C.E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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About This Item
London: Methuen; (1910). First Edition . Hardcover. Near fine with no dust jacket. The front hinge is cracked at the frontispiece, which is a color plate of Freiburg Cathedral with tissue guard. Front and rear endpapers (which are different maps) have slight foxing. 20 additional photographic illustrations in black & white. Ornate gilt decorations on spine, still fairly bright.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tulsa Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004100
- Title
- A Book of the Black Forest
- Author
- Hughes, C.E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen; (1910)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Bookseller catalogs
- Espionage;
Terms of Sale
Tulsa Books
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About the Seller
Tulsa Books
Biblio member since 2008
Tulsa, Oklahoma
About Tulsa Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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,...