Livingstone's Travels and Researches in South Africa
by David Livingstone
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
J.W. Bradley, 1859. Hardcover. Good. Binding tight, moderate rubbing, gilt complete. But the prelims, title page and last few leaves are heavily foxed.
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- Bookseller
- Dunaway Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 292307
- Title
- Livingstone's Travels and Researches in South Africa
- Author
- David Livingstone
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J.W. Bradley
- Date Published
- 1859
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.