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Full and Correct Account of the Chief Naval Occurrences of the Late War Etc....
by James, William
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: T. Egerton, 1817. Book. Very Good. Half-Leather. First Edition. Rebound in half leather, this copy is tight and clean, with two defects. The title page is not original, (Photocpy), and one plate is missing. Top edge gilt. Leather spine with raised bands, gilt stamped. Brown boards. 528 pages plus preface ( xiv )and appendix ( ccxvi ). Minor rubbing..
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1659
- Title
- Full and Correct Account of the Chief Naval Occurrences of the Late War Etc....
- Author
- James, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- T. Egerton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1817
- Keywords
- Naval History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Naval History;
Terms of Sale
Renaissance Books
All books returnable if customer is not satisfied.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2006
Victoria, British Columbia
About Renaissance Books
After 30 years with an open shop, Renaissance Books is now online only.
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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