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THE LAND OF THE VEDA: being Personaql Reminiscences of INDIA; its People, Castes, Thugs, and Fakirs ..... (1st ed)
by Butler, William 05e
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- GOOD-VG book. Gilt vignette of reading man, small tower & flag.
- Seller
-
Lyndonville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY & Cincinnati: Phillips & Hunt. GOOD-VG book. Gilt vignette of reading man, small tower & flag.. (1871). 1st edition. Hardcover. GOOD-VG book. FINE text & plates. Brown cloth. Gilt lettered spine & front. Tight binding. No loose pages. 4to, 557pp. . 40+ illustrations, mostly full page plates but some in text wood cuts. Stub mounted double page color map. Both inner hinges weak. Text margins slightly aged. Tips & spine ends worn. EX LIBRARY sticker on spine heel & inside cover. Library card pocket shows only one check out in 1920, reflecting the good condition of this book. .
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- Seller
- Quiet Friends
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 001930
- Title
- THE LAND OF THE VEDA: being Personaql Reminiscences of INDIA; its People, Castes, Thugs, and Fakirs ..... (1st ed)
- Author
- Butler, William 05e
- Illustrator
- 40+ illustrations, color map
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - GOOD-VG book. Gilt vignette of reading man, small tower & flag.
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Phillips & Hunt
- Place of Publication
- NY & Cincinnati
- Date Published
- (1871)
- Keywords
- GOOD-VG book. FINE text & plates. Brown cloth. Gilt lettered spine &, front. Tight binding. No loose pages. 4to, 557pp.
Terms of Sale
Quiet Friends
Visa, M/C, MO, Check. Shipping is free for a "regular" weight book. But for heavier books, and multi volume sets, we ask for any additional postage. Basically we pay the first $3.
About the Seller
Quiet Friends
Biblio member since 2008
Lyndonville, New York
About Quiet Friends
We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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