Nelson's History of the War [24 volumes, complete set, published 1915-19]
by Buchan, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London (Birr), Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1915. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Blanchard A28. First edition, in 24 volumes published from1915 through 1919. Original red cloth hard covers, with gilt titles to front (the last six volumes are in black, as called for) and publisher's device in blind to fronts. Moderate handling and varied fading or toning to covers. Top edges and endpapers toned. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. A sound and quite handsome set. Numerous maps throughout..
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- Bookseller
- CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 77112h
- Title
- Nelson's History of the War [24 volumes, complete set, published 1915-19]
- Author
- Buchan, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1915
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Nelson's History of the War [24 volumes, complete set, published 1915-19]l John Buchan Blanchard A28
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
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