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BUDDHA: His Life, His Doctrine, His Order by Dr. Hermann Oldenberg, Translated from the German by William Hoey. Calcutta: The Book Company, 1927
by Hermann Oldenberg
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Williams and Norgate, 1882. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Williams and Norgate; London, 1882. Hardcover. An Acceptable, brown cloth binding with gilt illustration on front board and gilt lettering on spine, binding a bit shaky, moderately frayed spine edges, tears to top and bottom front and rear joint buckram, rub mark bottom text block corner, top text block edge pulpy and dusty, some age toning to pages, bit of warping to spine buckram, bumped bottom front board corner, some sunning to spine, moderate discoloration spots to rear board buckram, previous owner bookplate affirmed to front pastedown, cracked front hinge, discoloration to half title page, few dog-eared pages, rubbing along board edges, exposed board corners, without Dust wrapper. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 454pp., indexed. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1040540
- Title
- BUDDHA: His Life, His Doctrine, His Order by Dr. Hermann Oldenberg, Translated from the German by William Hoey. Calcutta: The Book Company, 1927
- Author
- Hermann Oldenberg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Williams and Norgate
- Date Published
- 1882
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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