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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
by Henry M. Field
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo, ix + pp415 complete with 13 b/w plates including frontis and 12 other b/w engravings. Hardcover no dust jacket. Publishers green buckram binding with gilt titles to front board and spine and map in black in good condition with fading of gilt to spine and old stain to top of back board. Inside inscribed to ffe paper "Charles F. Dowd, with the regards of Henry M. Field, January 1893". Inside back hinge cracked but binding still tight. All rough cut pages with top edge gilt in very good clean and bright condition.
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- Bookseller
- Nikki Green Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000788
- Title
- The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
- Author
- Henry M. Field
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1892
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- history1 / mums / science and medicine
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Nikki Green Books
Biblio member since 2021
Glasgow, Glasgow
About Nikki Green Books
Nikki Green Books is based in Glasgow. We are third generation bookdealers, beginning with Eve Lowell who started The Dartmoor Bookshop in Ashburton and Sue Lowell Natural History Books, our parent company, based in London. We specialise in natural history along with a wide range of subjects
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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