History of the War in The Peninsula and in the South of France : Volumes I and II
by W.F.P. Napier
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Routledge and Sons. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Undated, circa 1860, volumes I and II (of 3). Beautifully bound with red leather over spines and corners, 5 raised bands, gilt decorations in compartments, titles on green leather title plates, marbled paper covered boards. Spines a touch sunned but gilt remains bright, light scuffing to boards. Hinge and text blocks firm, marbled end papers and closed page edges. Internally the pages are smooth and clean, no inscriptions or book plates, abundantly illlustrated with maps and plans. Very well preserved.
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- Bookseller
- David's Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036414
- Title
- History of the War in The Peninsula and in the South of France : Volumes I and II
- Author
- W.F.P. Napier
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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David's Bookshop
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
About David's Bookshop
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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