The Alhambra Being a Brief Record of the Arabian Conquest of the Peninsular with Particular Account of the Mohammedan Architecture and Decoration
by Calvert, Albert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: John Lane, 1907. Hardcover. Very Good+. Hardcover book, 7.5" x 10", decorative gilt lettering and decoration on red cloth, front cover bright, spine less so, all edges are gilt; covers are good+ to very good (tight, wear to top/bottom of spine and corner tips, rubbing to back), text is very good+ (pages tight, light spotting to end papers and preliminary page, front tissue guard has small hole, otherwise pages and plates are fine); LVI, 480 pgs with LXXX color and black-and-white illustrations (some comparative, i.e., tile patterns);
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- Bookseller
- Mina Harrington
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006007
- Title
- The Alhambra Being a Brief Record of the Arabian Conquest of the Peninsular with Particular Account of the Mohammedan Architecture and Decoration
- Author
- Calvert, Albert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- Moorish Remains in Spain
Terms of Sale
Mina Harrington
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About the Seller
Mina Harrington
Biblio member since 2016
Boston, Massachusetts
About Mina Harrington
The inventory offers books on art, architecture, gardens and varia for sale on the internet.
Glossary
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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