T. Fisher Unwin 1892. super octavo with red, illus. cloth boards; gilt lettering on spine, with black line illus on spine & fr. cover; frontis; viii+324+3ads pp, five illus. plates, VG- (nice for its age; cover has mod. rubbing, chipping & sl. soiling; spine faded to brown/red with small surface loss to top edge & 2cm closed tear; gutters torn; page edges, plates, prelims & eps sl. browned/foxed; sl. cocked; deckled edges)

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Bookseller: Hard To Find Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 251588
Title: The Adventures of a Blockade Runner; or, Trade in Time of War
Author: WATSON, WILLIAM
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: T. Fisher Unwin 1892
Keywords: autobiography America confederates union gunboats sharpers log books adventure sailing seafaring 1860s

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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...
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
SL.: slight
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.
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...