The Fifteen Decisive Battles Of The World From Marathon To Waterloo
by Sir Edward Creasy
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Macmillan, 1906. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1906. Reprinted. 407 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white illustrated frontispiece, with other plates throughout. Plate facing page 234 is detached but still present. Textblock only remains attached to spine via rear hinge. Pages and plates are mildly tanned and foxed, but text and images remain clear. Prize plate to front pastedown. Boards have heavy shelf-wear, with visible corner bumping and noticeable scuffing to edges. Moderate scuffing and visible dark marks to spine. Moderate rubbing and scuffing overall. Noticeable black marks and water stains to front board, with larger visible water staining to rear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1667208177OLB
- Title
- The Fifteen Decisive Battles Of The World From Marathon To Waterloo
- Author
- Sir Edward Creasy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Date Published
- 1906
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- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....