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History of the Peninsular war - Volumes 1 - VI
by Charles Oman MA
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ilminster, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford. UK: Clarendon Press, 1902. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A Six Volume Set of the History of the Peninsular War. dated 1902 - 1922 by Charles Oman M.A. All volumes are in red boards with gilt decoration and lettering ,the boards are slightly grubby and have minor fading to the spine, there is also minor wear to the spine ends. Some of the boards are bumped at the corners .On volumes two and three the spine has sprung. The paste-downs on all of the books are tanned and have some foxing. On six volumes there is a small dedication and vol two has a book plate on the paste-down and a round printed stamp on the front end-paper, there are various maps some of which are fold-out. The text block is clean for the age but does have some foxing in places. None of these volumes have a dust jacket PlEASE NOTE. Volume Seven is Missing. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only. All books are photographed in the box they are packed in as proof against in-transit damage. Due to the combined weight of the 6 volumes we will not be able to send the set abroad..
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- Bookseller
- powellbooksofsomerset.co.uk
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 08989
- Title
- History of the Peninsular war - Volumes 1 - VI
- Author
- Charles Oman MA
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford. UK
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Charles Oman M.A. The History of the Peninsular War 6 Volume Set. British History, European History.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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...
- Jacket
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- Plate
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- 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....
- 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....
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