The Exploration of the Caucasus
by Freshfield, Douglas W
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sudbury, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Edward Arnold, 1896. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Sella, Vittorio. Two volumes Green cloth over beveled edged boards. Gilt title on front boards and spine, and decorative gilt on front boards. Spines are tanned. Top edge gilt, deckle fore and bottom edges. Some foxing, and toning on edges. Front endpaper of volume 1 has been clipped on top edge, number and gift inscription. Top edge of rear board on volume 1 has old nibble marks, easily ignored. Both volumes are profusely illustrated, plates have their tissue covering. Bindings are tight. 1st edition
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bearly Read Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 076091
- Title
- The Exploration of the Caucasus
- Author
- Freshfield, Douglas W
- Illustrator
- Sella, Vittorio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Edward Arnold
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 12.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Bearly Read Books
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Sudbury, Massachusetts
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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