London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1906. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Original purple cloth with device to front board stamped in gilt, with gilt lettering to spine. Book in fair to good condition only. Edges rubbed and worn, book slightly shaken. A few stains to boards and a faded spine with several speckles. Publisher's slip tipped in at front endpaper. Book clean and rather bright throughout. With thirty illustrations and a map.

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Bookseller: Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 33639
Title: THE ROMANCE OF AN EASTERN CAPITAL
Author: Bradley-Birt, F.B
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Smith, Elder & Co
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1906

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Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA

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About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA

Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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...
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...
Device: Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
Tipped In: Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
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....
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Publisher's Slip: A piece of paper from the publisher included in an advance review copy or an uncorrected proof copy of a book. A publisher's...
Shaken: A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.

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