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THE SHIELD AND THE SWORD: THE KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN
by ERNLE BRADFORD
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0340159340
- ISBN 13
- 9780340159347
- Seller
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Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: HODDER AND STOUGHTON, 1972 Burgundy Rexine book cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 240 x 160 mm approx. Maps to end papers, 246 pp. 14 b/w photo illustrations on 8 pp of glossy plates + 3 further line maps all as called for. First Edition 1972. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Fine/ Near Fine Book- no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- very mild rubbing to head and tail of spine, non price clipped - cover £3. In a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No notable defects to book or jacket).
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Details
- Bookseller
- booksonlinebrighton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 133312
- Title
- THE SHIELD AND THE SWORD: THE KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN
- Author
- ERNLE BRADFORD
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0340159340
- ISBN 13
- 9780340159347
- Publisher
- HODDER AND STOUGHTON
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- The Shield and the Sword, The Knights of St.John. Ernle Bradford, Jerusalem, Rhodes, Malta, The Crusades, Sultan Suleiman, Islam, Christianity, Hospitallers,
Terms of Sale
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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