The Century of Queens. with Sketches of Some Princes of Literature and Art
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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North Tonawanda, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: James Miller, Publisher. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1872. Hardcover. Aesthetic style gilt dec green cloth with light edgewear, bumping, soil and rubbing. Spine ends have started fraying. Gilt page edges. Solid binding and clean text. Toned pages, with a little mild foxing. Former owner inscription on fep. No ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 251 pages .
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Details
- Seller
- Old Editions Inc. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 11095
- Title
- The Century of Queens. with Sketches of Some Princes of Literature and Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- James Miller, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1872
- Bookseller catalogs
- Area Studies / England;
Terms of Sale
Old Editions Inc.
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About the Seller
Old Editions Inc.
Biblio member since 2017
North Tonawanda, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.