THE SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN
by [Raspe, Rudolph Erich]; Introduction by Thomas Seccombe
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No jacket
- Seller
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Yarmouthport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London:Lawrence & Bullen, 1895. hard cover. Good/No jacket. London:Lawrence & Bullen. 1895. li+299pp. Illustrated by Wilian Strang and J. B. Clark. Hardcover. Yellow decorated boards soiled and shelfworn, with spine strip darkened, spine ends worn and starting to fray and edge points gently bumped. Internally end-pages age toned but clean, free of previous owners marks or signatures. The tissue guard between title page and frontispiece is heavily foxed, with light to mild foxing scattered throughout. The binding is tight with hinges intact. A near very good, solid copy.
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- Bookseller
- Parnassus Book Service (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26103
- Title
- THE SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN
- Author
- [Raspe, Rudolph Erich]; Introduction by Thomas Seccombe
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London:Lawrence & Bullen
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- LITERATURE; FICTION;
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About the Seller
Parnassus Book Service
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Yarmouthport, Massachusetts
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine Strip
- The material covering the spine, or the rear portion of the outside of a book.