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On The Probable Fall In The Value Of Gold : The Commercial And Social Consequences Which May Ensue, And The Measures Which It Invites
by Michel Chevalier
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Manchester : A. Ireland ; London : W.H. Smith & So, 1859. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1859. No Edition Remarks. 196 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Rough-cut pages. Minor foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges, exposing netting and causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier chipping, peeling and tanning with noticeable loss and crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.
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- Seller
- World of Rare Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 1710424597BMP
- Title
- On The Probable Fall In The Value Of Gold : The Commercial And Social Consequences Which May Ensue, And The Measures Which It Invites
- Author
- Michel Chevalier
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Manchester : A. Ireland ; London : W.H. Smith & So
- Date Published
- 1859
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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