My Diary in India; In The Year 1858-9 (with Illustration.)
by RUSSELL, WILLIAM HOWARD
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About This Item
Routledge, Warne, and Routledge 1860. INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR'S FATHER; 2 VOL. SET; ORIGINAL BINDINGS; Octavo, purple cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, blind-stamped decorative rule to boards, frontispieces, xv + 408 / xi + 443, illus / folding map, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light brusing to corners, heavy sun-fading to spines, light chipping to spine extrems., light-moderate soiling to pages - frontispieces fairly heavily soiled, light tanning to page edges)
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- My Diary in India; In The Year 1858-9 (with Illustration.)
- Author
- RUSSELL, WILLIAM HOWARD
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Routledge, Warne, and Routledge 1860
- Keywords
- memoirs diaries autobiography autobiographies travel writing india indian irish british great britain private secretaries journalists war correspondents imperialism colonialism history
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
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- Inscribed
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- VG
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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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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