H.M.S.Suffolk Third Commission on the China Station
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Hong Kong: Victoria Printing Press, 1935. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 160mm x 220mm. Originl black coth has moderate general wear plus an abrasion at foot of spine. There are some remants of brown paper adhered to the cloth. Gilt lettering in to front thus: H.M.S. SUFFOLK ''NOUS MAINTIENDRONS'' Gilt lettering to spine thus: H.M.S. SUFFOLK, THIRD COMMISSION. Foxing to edges of page-block. An 8cm split to fron hinge but all pages secure in binding...except the ffep which has been excised and is missing. Some internal foxing, but mainly to page margins. 142pp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lectioz Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017684
- Title
- H.M.S.Suffolk Third Commission on the China Station
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Victoria Printing Press
- Place of Publication
- Hong Kong
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 160mm x 220mm
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military & War;
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About the Seller
Lectioz Books
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Gloucester, New South Wales
About Lectioz Books
Welcome to Lectioz. We are an internet-based bookseller located in Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia.The majority of our inventory is non-fiction, with a bias towards the Arts - in all its forms. In addition we stock books on Australian History, Natural History, Transport, Exploration, Science and many other subjects
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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