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The Destiny of Man: Viewed in Light of his Origin
by John Fiske
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
-
Plano, Texas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Dark blue cloth with gilt on spine. Deckled edges. Attractive chapter decorations.
Cover is stained and bumped, with fraying on corners and top & heel of spine. Spine is cocked. Pages are age tanned with some stains.
Cover is stained and bumped, with fraying on corners and top & heel of spine. Spine is cocked. Pages are age tanned with some stains.
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Details
- Bookseller
- PWK Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- G41
- Title
- The Destiny of Man
- Author
- John Fiske
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Ninth
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1886
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiske, destiny of man
- Bookseller catalogs
- PWK Nonfiction;
Terms of Sale
PWK Books
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
PWK Books
Biblio member since 2020
Plano, Texas
About PWK Books
Independent seller of antiquarian books. Prices as listed. PWK Books sells exclusively through Biblio.
Will be closed December 15-January 1.
Will be closed December 15-January 1.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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