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Tales of Old Japan.
by Mitford, A.B
- Used
- Condition
- Good, spine head chipped, front hinge partially split, lacks ffep, dampstains and foxing throughout affecting the plates more th
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
London.: Macmillan., 1874. Old full black calf, gilt spine decorations, red spine label, gilt ruled borders, marbled edges,marbled endpapers.. Good, spine head chipped, front hinge partially split, lacks ffep, dampstains and foxing throughout affecting the plates more than the text.. 12mo., 18.5x12.5 cm.. Gilt shield of the School of S.John the Divine on cover. An early edition of this popular book complete with all the plates. weight: 1.4 lb. 31 woodcut plates.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 292380
- Title
- Tales of Old Japan.
- Author
- Mitford, A.B
- Format/Binding
- Old full black calf, gilt spine decorations, red spine label, gilt ruled borders, marbled edges,marbled endpapers.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, spine head chipped, front hinge partially split, lacks ffep, dampstains and foxing throughout affecting the plates more th
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan.
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1874
- Pages
- 383 pp.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Japan;
- Size
- 12mo., 18.5x12.5 cm.
Terms of Sale
Zephyr Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery for any reason.
About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
Glossary
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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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