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Progres Et Position Actuelle de la Russie En Orient.
by Urquhart, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good, light soiling to covers, bookplate of W.E.D. Allen to pastedown, maderately foxed throughout.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Paris.: Truchy, Le Doyen., 1836. Contemporary quarter red morocco over red stippled cloth boards, raised bands, gilt spine decorations in five panels, blind framed borders. marbled endpapers, ribbon marker.. Very good, light soiling to covers, bookplate of W.E.D. Allen to pastedown, maderately foxed throughout.. 8vo.,21.5x13 cm.. French text. Translated from English. Scarce. weight: 0.9 lb. Large folding map.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355443
- Title
- Progres Et Position Actuelle de la Russie En Orient.
- Author
- Urquhart, David
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary quarter red morocco over red stippled cloth boards, raised bands, gilt spine decorations in five panels, blind fram
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, light soiling to covers, bookplate of W.E.D. Allen to pastedown, maderately foxed throughout.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Truchy, Le Doyen.
- Place of Publication
- Paris.
- Date Published
- 1836
- Pages
- 226 pp.
- Size
- 8vo.,21.5x13 cm.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Russia;
Terms of Sale
Zephyr Books
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
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