QUEEN VICTORIA
by Holmes, Richard R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Boussod, Valadon & Co, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto; 200 pages; VG-; 3/4 bound in black leather with red cloth boards and gilt text on spine and front cover; Gilt head edge of textblock; Boards have sunning to spine, rubbing to corners and along edges, wear along joints; Textblock missing frontispiece, foxing on some pages, folded and torn tissue paper pages; Over 31 illustrations and plates.
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NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #1. 1367586. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1367586
- Title
- QUEEN VICTORIA
- Author
- Holmes, Richard R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Boussod, Valadon & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...