The Opening of Tibet: An Account of Lhasa and the Country and People of Central Tibet and of the Progress of the Mission Sent There by the English Government in the Year 1903-4
by Landon, Perceval; introduction by Younghusband, Colonel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1905. Hardcover. Large, Thick Octavo; G; dark green spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth exterior has some smudges to exterior; modestly rubbed edges; ex-library markings to spine; modest wear to joints; strong boards; text block exterior tail and fore edges have age toned slightly; top edge gilt; ex-library pouch to front pastedown; offset to fep; slight foxing to few pages; few ex-library markings inside; frontispiece with tissue guard; illustrated; mild crack to gutter to pp 320-321, 336, 352; interior pages good;. 1350264. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- Seller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1350264
- Title
- The Opening of Tibet: An Account of Lhasa and the Country and People of Central Tibet and of the Progress of the Mission Sent There by the English Government in the Year 1903-4
- Author
- Landon, Perceval; introduction by Younghusband, Colonel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
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About the Seller
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Rockville, Maryland
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- 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....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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.