Explorers' Maps; Chapters in the Cartographic Record of Geographical Discovery
by Skelton, R.A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
London: Spring Books 600-01195-X [600-01195-X] 1970. (hardcover) xi, 337pp. Very good in fair dust jacket. 4to. White cloth boards, lettering in orange to spine. Dust jacket worn; spine deeply sunned, notable veining, chipping at head of spine, extremities rubbed, price-clipped. Although the jacket is worn, it served its purpose admirably and protected the volume well, which is bright and clean. Light age-toning to extremities. Replete with cartographic illustrations and reproductions of maps..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Spafford Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 120509
- Title
- Explorers' Maps; Chapters in the Cartographic Record of Geographical Discovery
- Author
- Skelton, R.A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Spring Books 600-01195-X
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Maps, Cartography, Exploration
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
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Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
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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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...