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The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century Vol. II.
by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Smith, Elder & Co, 1892. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1892. No Edition Remarks. 444 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Vol. II. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pen inscription to half title page. Thumb-marking present. Water staining to rear pastedown and free endpaper. Notable creasing to a number of pages throughout. Cracking to gutters, with exposed binding threads. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Notable crushing to spine ends. Heavy tanning to spine and edges. Brown marks to rear board. Textblock is shaky. Book has a prominent forward lean.
Reviews
On Aug 12 2016, a reader said:
This book is a sequel to Henry Esmond and I would recommend reading that book before reading The Virginians.I especially liked Thackeray's perspective of comparing his present time(1859)with the mores of 1756.This enabled me to compare1959 with 1859 and 1756.For me ,it was an extremely enjoyable read,one that I feel actually helped make me a little smarter.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1637862769CLB
- Title
- The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century Vol. II.
- Author
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co
- Date Published
- 1892
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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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