AN AMERICAN FOUR-IN-HAND IN BRITAIN
by Carnegie, Andrew
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
-
Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1883. hardcover. Poor. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1883. hardcover. Poor. Large octavo, 339 pages. Photographic frontis. in very good condition. Ex-library, with stamps, and a bookplate on endpapers. Spine damaged, covers rubbed and spotted, inner hinges cracked. Text is clean and unmarked. A reading copy only. 021210A
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Details
- Seller
- Alkahest Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000013643
- Title
- AN AMERICAN FOUR-IN-HAND IN BRITAIN
- Author
- Carnegie, Andrew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1883
Terms of Sale
Alkahest Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Alkahest Books
Biblio member since 2012
Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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,...
- 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....
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...