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Kashmir
by Sir Francis Younghusband
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Moseley, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Adam and Charles Black, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BOUND IN 3/4 CRUSHED MOROCCO OVER VELLUM BOARDS WITH SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. SPINE PROFESSIONALLY REBACKED WITH ORIGINAL SPINE LAID OVER. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, DECORATIVE END PAPER AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE WITHOUT MARKS, LIGHT SPORADIC FOXING THROUGHOUT. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH FULL PAGE COLOR PLATES, 283 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 9"x6.75". FIRST EDITION, 112 YEARS OLD. A NICE EXAMPLE, SCARCE IN LEATHER.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reagan's Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 203268792699
- Title
- Kashmir
- Author
- Sir Francis Younghusband
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- LEATHER, ILLUSTRATED, COLOR, PLATES, FOLD, OUT, MAPS
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All books are carefully bubble wrapped and packed in a box with adequate packing peanuts to prevent any damage in shipment.
All books are shipped with delivery confirmation and tracking. Books are automatically insured.
100% satisfaction guaranteed. Returns accepted for any reason within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Reagan's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2018
Moseley, Virginia
About Reagan's Rare Books
Reagan's Rare Books specializes in fine bindings and leather bound books dating primarily from the 18th century to early 20th century in a wide range of subject matter such as History, Americana, and Literature.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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...
- 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....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- 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...
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