Contraband of War
by Shiel, M.P
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Grant Richards. Used - Good. 1899. Pictorial cloth, octavo, 258 pp, illustrated by A.J. Pearse. Boards are cocked slightly, with scuffing and some staining; corners bumped; spine sunned, with fraying to head and tail. Front and rear hinges cracking, but holding soundly. Bookplate on front pastedown, previous owner's insignia on ffep. Pages are toned and show some foxing. Pages intact and binding generally sound. Overall, a Good copy. (Subject: Literature.)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BR19274
- Title
- Contraband of War
- Author
- Shiel, M.P
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grant Richards
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About the Seller
Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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Chicago, Illinois
About Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...