The Life of Lord Fisher of Kilverstone Admiral of the Fleet, O.M., G.C.B., G.C.V.O., LL.D. Volume Two
by Bacon, Admiral Sir R.H., K.C.B., K.C.V.O., D.S.O
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1929. Green cloth on boards, gilt title and gilt emblem on front with Fear God and Dread Nought; moderate soiling & rubbing to cover; front & rear cover moderately browned. Spine: green colour, thin bumping to head & foot. Edges: moderate soiling and foxing. Eps: single name to ffep; light vertical dj shadowing. Frontis: b/w photograph of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher. A few pages very fore-edge with some of the edges soil bleed otherwise clean contents. B/w illustrations. Fldg map is clean and intact. Binding is VG+. 318p Dj: moderate soiling and rubbing. Spine: light soiling, head & foot with thin wear, small tears and chips. Head & foot of flaps spines with small open wear, tears and chips. Chippings to top-edge.. First Edition. Hb. VG/VG.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKMARK Ltd
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041158
- Title
- The Life of Lord Fisher of Kilverstone Admiral of the Fleet, O.M., G.C.B., G.C.V.O., LL.D. Volume Two
- Author
- Bacon, Admiral Sir R.H., K.C.B., K.C.V.O., D.S.O
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military > Naval;
Terms of Sale
BOOKMARK Ltd
Will reimburse cost of book, if not as described.
About the Seller
BOOKMARK Ltd
Biblio member since 2006
Auckland
About BOOKMARK Ltd
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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