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A History of the Italian Republics: Being a View of the Origin Progress and Fall O Italian Freedom
by J. C. L De Sismondi
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd., 1907. Hardcover. Good. 1907. Reprinted. 338 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front end-paper. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering has become dull. Sunning to spine. Impact evident at bottom edge of front board.Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1716887432ADA
- Title
- A History of the Italian Republics: Being a View of the Origin Progress and Fall O Italian Freedom
- Author
- J. C. L De Sismondi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd.
- Date Published
- 1907
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Glossary
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- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...