A Conquest of Tibet
by Hedin, Sven
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Halcyon House. Used - Good. 1941. Cloth, Octavo, viii and 400 pp, with numerous illustrations. Bumping to corners, soiling and scuffing to boards. Spine sunned, with fraying to head and tail. Bookplate on front pastedown. Rear hinge starting. (Subject: Central Asia.)
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- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BR13310
- Title
- A Conquest of Tibet
- Author
- Hedin, Sven
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Halcyon House
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Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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About the Seller
Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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Chicago, Illinois
About Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...