Eaglehawk and Crow: A Study of the Australian Aborigines Including an Inquiry into their Origin and a Survey of Australian Languages. 1899
by John Mathew
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
David Nutt. Used - Good. 1899. Hardcover. Cloth, no dj. 8vo. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine. 288 numbered pages, 4 plates, 1 fold-out map. Ex library copy with attendant wear. Spine sunned and slightly rolled, its cloth rippling with chipping and fraying at ends. Sunning extends to rear board around joint, along top edge, and along top edge of front board to a lesser extent. Additional patch of discoloration and rippling along top edge of rear board, presumably from water. Scuffing to boards, more notably at rear. Library's bookplate on front pastedown, crossed out with pencil. Previous owner's signature on front free endpaper. Crack in rear pastedown follows path of rippling on rear cloth, with attendant discoloration to facing endpage. Water damage visible along top edge of rear pastedown, affecting last two leaves. Hinges tender but binding remains firm. Underlining and marginal lines in ink on page 15, rest of text clean. A sound copy. Good. (Subject: Books).
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- Seller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- S76506
- Title
- Eaglehawk and Crow: A Study of the Australian Aborigines Including an Inquiry into their Origin and a Survey of Australian Languages. 1899
- Author
- John Mathew
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- David Nutt
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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
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
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