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The Letters of Disraeli to Lady Bradford and Lady Chesterfield. Vol. II
by The Marquis of Zetland
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Ernest Benn, 1929. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1929. First Edition. 324 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt decoration. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning and foxing to text block edges. Heavy foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, with pencil inscriptions. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and heavy crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Boards are slightly bowed, with heavy tanning to spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1606837124DPB
- Title
- The Letters of Disraeli to Lady Bradford and Lady Chesterfield. Vol. II
- Author
- The Marquis of Zetland
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ernest Benn
- Date Published
- 1929
Terms of Sale
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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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- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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