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People of the Mist by Haggard, H. Rider
- Bookseller: Schroeder's Book Haven
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: A7289
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1894. Hardcover. 343 pages.
Description
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1894. Hardcover. 343 pages. . Another 'lost races' novel set in Africa. 24 pages of advertisements dated 9/94. In beveled dark olive boards with gilt lettering. 'Auctoineers' error page 1, line 21. Good+/No Jacket. Some wear to edges, light foxing throughout, text block leans a bit. .
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
beveled : The boards of the book have been cut at an angle.
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