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The Teutonic Knights: A Historical Novel
by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Parkside, Edinburgh, UK: Alicia Tysekiewicz/ Printed and Bound by Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1943. 1st Thus . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First English edition (translated from the original Polish). 728pp. In orange cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Boards a little soiled at edges, rounded at corners and spine ends. Text block edges spotted. Lightly foxed on prelims. In its original paper dust jacket: soiled and rubbed, with a few mild marks, bumped at edges. Henryk Sienkiewicz is one of Poland's most powerful writers, awardd the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905. The Teutonic Knights was originally published with the title The Knights of the Cross. A historical romance of the 14th century, with an introduction by Lord Vansittart.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023113
- Title
- The Teutonic Knights: A Historical Novel
- Author
- Sienkiewicz, Henryk
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Publisher
- Alicia Tysekiewicz/ Printed and Bound by Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Parkside, Edinburgh, UK
- Date Published
- 1943
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Historical Fiction, Fiction, Novels, Polish Literature,
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
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