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Xerxes. Famous Characters of History Series. Immortal Edition
by Abbott, Jacob
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Brunswick Subscription Company, 1907. Volume is from the Famous Characters of History Series, Immortal Edition. Dark green cloth with black and gilt spine label, top edge tinted dark green, black and white frontis plate, title page printed with a green decorative border, about 8 inches tall. Very good condition with light shelf rubbing, mainly to corners and spine ends, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045461
- Title
- Xerxes. Famous Characters of History Series. Immortal Edition
- Author
- Abbott, Jacob
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Brunswick Subscription Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY HISTORY FAMOUS PEOPLE
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History, World Wars and Militaria;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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