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The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland: Vol II Scotland & Ireland
by John Debrett
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
F. C. and J. Rivington et al, 1817. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1817. Eleventh Edition. 1425 pages. No dust jacket. Vol II Scotland & Ireland. Half bound brown leather with marbled paper covered boards and gilt lettering to spine. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name to front paste down. Front hinge severely cracked, attached by two binding strings only. Boards have moderate shelf wear with bumping and rubbing to corners. Spine heavily worn and deteriorating. Top section above title missing from spine, with smaller loss to tail end. Splitting to joint ends. Gilt lettering dulled. Some loss to leather at corners. Notable tanning to spine and board edges, with scuffing and marking across the boards.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1699610929ADA
- Title
- The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland: Vol II Scotland & Ireland
- Author
- John Debrett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- F. C. and J. Rivington et al
- Date Published
- 1817
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Half Bound
- ...
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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