The New Forest: its History and its Scenery
by Wise, John R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Horsham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Home, Smith, Elder & Co. Good+. 1863. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Illustrated by Walter Crane. 63 illustrations, 2 maps. Very good decoartive cloth binding, some fading in places, corners slightly bumped and rubbed, creasing and rubbing to top and bottom of spine, a little cracking at back hinge particulary towards the bottom of the spine. Tiny printed label to top edge of front paste-down, contents are sound, slight foxing in places. No inscriptions. Engraved by W. J. Linton. A good sound copy that has been been well used over the years. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- WWW.HORSHAMRAREBOOKS.COM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6594
- Title
- The New Forest: its History and its Scenery
- Author
- Wise, John R
- Illustrator
- Walter Crane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Home, Smith, Elder & Co
- Date Published
- 1863
- Keywords
- New Forest, Dorset, Forests, Topography,
Terms of Sale
WWW.HORSHAMRAREBOOKS.COM
All transactions must be in GBP British Pounds. We accept Paypal payments and bank transfers. Every book comes with a guarantee. Please notify us within 10 days of receipt if any item is found not to be as described. We will advise how the item can be returned and arrange a refund.
About the Seller
WWW.HORSHAMRAREBOOKS.COM
Biblio member since 2003
Horsham, West Sussex
About WWW.HORSHAMRAREBOOKS.COM
Visit our website. You can find out more about the business, browse our stock and buy books online. WWW.HORSHAMRAREBOOKS.COM
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...