THE LION OF ST. MARK: A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century
by Henty, G. A
- Used
- Good
- Condition
- Good/No jacket as issued
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Blackie & Son, Limited. Cloth. Good/No jacket as issued. (ca. 1899) A Good copy. 12mo., 368 pp., illustrated. Publisher's decorated tan cloth with pictorial scene on the front board in gilt. Title in gilt on spine. Spine faded a bit with heavy wear. Boards moderately soiled. Hinges starting. Previous owner's notes on a front end paper.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31735
- Title
- THE LION OF ST. MARK: A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century
- Author
- Henty, G. A
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Historical, adventure, boys, young men, British, empire, wars of empire, action, wars, fiction, historical fiction, Venice, doge, turkish, turk, afghanistan,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
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Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.