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A History of Our Own Times: From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880 (Two Volumes)
by Justin McCarthy
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, c. 1890. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Two volumes bound in handsome green cloth with gilt lettering to spines. Covers show moderate wear/soiling and are slightly cocked. Each volume contains small dealer's price penciled in corner of endsheet and previous owner's name in ink on first blank flyleaf. Text pages are lightly tanned, but clean, crisp and unmarked. A few pages have small tear at fore edge (appears to have been cut improperly at printers). A nice set, attractive and tight. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015126
- Title
- A History of Our Own Times: From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880 (Two Volumes)
- Author
- Justin McCarthy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- c. 1890
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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