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REVOLT OF THE TARTARS, or Flight of the Kalmuck Khan & his People from the Russian Territories to the Frontiers of China
by De Quincey, Thomas
- Used
- Condition
- Quite fine in poor dust jacket
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
London: The Dropmore Press, 1948. No. 173 of 450 copies. Quite fine in poor dust jacket. No. 173 of 450 copies. Quarto. 26.5cm. (x), 97p. Introduction by Edward Shanks. Printed on hand made paper made by Hodgkinson of Wells. Illustrated by with drawings by Sruart Boyle. Bound in gilt-titled half brown morocco over rust-colored cloth, with map endpapers, t.e.g., gilt pictorial design on cover leather.
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- First Folio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23249
- Title
- REVOLT OF THE TARTARS, or Flight of the Kalmuck Khan & his People from the Russian Territories to the Frontiers of China
- Author
- De Quincey, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used - Quite fine in poor dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- No. 173 of 450 copies
- Publisher
- The Dropmore Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
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Glossary
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- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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