The British Almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge for the Year of Our Lord 1848, Being Bissextile, or Leap Year; [with] The Companion to the Almanac
by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Vashon, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Charles Knight. Good. 1848. First Edition. Disbound. 12mo Used 96+264 pages. 2 works bound together. Stitching is tight but lacks spine and covers; text starts with title of first work. Appears complete from that point through closing blank. Some foxing; faint trace of damp to edges.. Keywords: Almanacs, History, Reference, 1848.
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- Bookseller
- Vashon Island Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0749220
- Title
- The British Almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge for the Year of Our Lord 1848, Being Bissextile, or Leap Year; [with] The Companion to the Almanac
- Author
- Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
- Format/Binding
- Disbound
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Knight
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1848
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- First Edition
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