The White Kaid of the Atlas
by Cobban, J. MacLaren
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Chambers, 1895. 319 pages, plus 40-page publisher's illustrated catalogue. No dustwrapper. Decorated endpapers (a little tanned). Five b/w plates. Lacks frontispiece. Chapter head and tailpiece vignettes. Front hinge cracked but holding. Original gilt and decorated cloth (slightly flecked at top of upper board). Rubbed at extremities. Scarce.. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by W.S. Stacey.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tapsell's Books and Music (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4853
- Title
- The White Kaid of the Atlas
- Author
- Cobban, J. MacLaren
- Illustrator
- W.S. Stacey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Chambers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Literature; 18th and 19th Century Books;
Terms of Sale
Tapsell's Books and Music
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About the Seller
Tapsell's Books and Music
Biblio member since 2005
Rutherglen, Victoria
About Tapsell's Books and Music
Tapsell\'s Books and Music is in Rutherglen, a small country town in North-East Victoria, Australia. The bookshop, which was established in 1993, sells fine, old and general secondhand books and vinyl LPs. Rutherglen is well worth a visit and is a lovely, unspoilt country town in a famous winegrowing district. Wine + books = heaven. Phone: 0435 340 526. International phone: +61 435 340 526.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...