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The First World War 1914-1918, Vol. I
by A Court Repington
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Constable & Co, 1920-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Houghton Mifflin Company; Boston, 1921. Hardcover. Volume 1 Only. Good, burgundy cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, moderate wear/handling marks to boards/spine, frayed board corners, rub marks and fraying to spine edges and joints, some shelf wear, dusty/pulpy text block edges, some rub marks to text block edges, sunned pages, cracked rear hinge, small previous owner sticker to bottom rear pastedown else unmarked, light scattered foxing/discoloration front/back matters, small crease to buckram front board, binding a bit shaky but intact, some moisture damage/stains buckram bottom rear board, without Dust wrapper. Overall a good and clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 621pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1022415
- Title
- The First World War 1914-1918, Vol. I
- Author
- A Court Repington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Constable & Co
- Date Published
- 1920-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelf Wear
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Gilt
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