Wax Craft All About Beeswax. Its History, Production, Adulteration and Commercial Value
by Cowan, T W
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Bere Alston, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd, 1908. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. Ex-library copy with neat labels on front eps, class no. on spine and a few stamps throughout. Front inner hinge slightly loose. Original light blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on discoloured blue leather spine. Slight denting to cover corners and minor wear to spine top & tail. Minor foxing to tail and a little throughout book. Immediate despatch from the UK. ter acxross spine
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- Seller
- Victoria Bookshop
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 90021380
- Title
- Wax Craft All About Beeswax. Its History, Production, Adulteration and Commercial Value
- Author
- Cowan, T W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- CRAFTS
Terms of Sale
Victoria Bookshop
money back if not satisfied. Postage at cost home & abroad
About the Seller
Victoria Bookshop
Biblio member since 2008
Bere Alston, Devon
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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