A New Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar and Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World
by William Guthrie
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Printed for Charles Dilly, 1794. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1794. No Edition Stated. 406 pages. Full leather binding with no visible lettering. Appears to continue on in next volume straight from this one, due to having the next word on bottom corner of last page. No volume stated internally but presumed first of an 8 vol set. Book ends in the Ireland Chapter in Part III. Front board completely detached but present. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Heavy tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's inscriptions and notes to both sets of endpapers, with glued in plates. Some gutter cracking. Moderate wear, rubbing and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with loss to spine ends. Tape repair remnants to front joint. Notable scuffing and marking to boards. Title plate mostly missing from spine. Rear joint also cracked but board remains attached.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1696438495DPB
- Title
- A New Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar and Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World
- Author
- William Guthrie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for Charles Dilly
- Date Published
- 1794
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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,...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- 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....