Looking at History: Britain from Cavemen to the Present Day
by R. J. Unstead
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
A & C Black Publishers, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1958. Reprinted. 351 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over illustrated cloth. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Front hinge taped and cracked with exposed netting. Binding is weakened. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to head and tail of spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with tape, tears and creasing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1715766204IEV
- Title
- Looking at History: Britain from Cavemen to the Present Day
- Author
- R. J. Unstead
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A & C Black Publishers
- Date Published
- 1958
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.