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The Manners, Customs and Ceremonies of the Different Nations of the World
by William Anderson
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Gall & Inglis, 1900. Hardcover. Good. Lively, accessible account of the various customs of the people of the world, including funeral rites, marriage ceremonies and habits, arrange in brief vignettes. With b/w illustrations. Decorative cloth. All edges gilt. No date but c. 1900. Rubbing and wear to covers. Fraying to top and tail of spine. Foxing to end-papers and page edges. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Binding sound. Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005557
- Title
- The Manners, Customs and Ceremonies of the Different Nations of the World
- Author
- William Anderson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Gall & Inglis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- topography, ethnography, guide, foreign, travel, weddings, ethnic,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
AJ Scruffles
Biblio member since 2010
Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
About AJ Scruffles
AJ Scruffles is an online bookseller, based between Epping and Harlow. Our website also hosts an online magazine with reviews, articles and humour
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.
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.