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Human Origins: a Manual of Prehistory - Volume I
by George Grant MacCurdy
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
D. Appleton and Company, 1924. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1924. No Edition Remarks. 440 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Black leather spine strip, black cloth covered boards.Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Front free end paper has been torn out. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.
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- Seller
- World of Rare Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 1699459750GMX
- Title
- Human Origins: a Manual of Prehistory - Volume I
- Author
- George Grant MacCurdy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Date Published
- 1924
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Spine Strip
- The material covering the spine, or the rear portion of the outside of a book.
- 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...
- 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...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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