The Reckless Duke: The Romantic Story of the First Duke of Buckingham and the Stuart Court
by Gibbs, Philip
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Harper & Brothers, 1931. Hardcover. Acceptable. Hardcover. First edition. Former library book, with a single card pocket affixed to rear pastedown. Endpaper opposite appears to have an area where a "due date" sticker might have been removed. Publisher has added the following note, bound into the text block immediately underneath the table of contents: "This book was first published under the title, The Romance of George Villiers, First Duke of Buckingham, with the present preface." No dust jacket. The inside front flap of DJ with a description of the book has been glued to paste down. Red cloth boards with rectangular title on gilt background, lightly faded with more fading to spine. Cloth is faded, and worn at tips and at heel of spine. Spine has old catalog number at the bottom. Hinge beginning to crack at front. Light foxing to text block. Age-toned pages. Sewn binding with very light twist. All pages intact. Good reading copy. 425 pages.
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- Bookseller
- Quirky Used Books & More
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230413004
- Title
- The Reckless Duke: The Romantic Story of the First Duke of Buckingham and the Stuart Court
- Author
- Gibbs, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Date Published
- 1931
- Weight
- 1.13 lbs
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- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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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