The Decline and Fall of the British Empire
by Briffault, Robert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /J Good
- Seller
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Vashon, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster. 1938. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First edition / 1st Printing. H Hard Cover -. Very Good. First edition / First printing. Very good in good dust jacket. Book : pages slightly darkened. Jacket : bottom 1/Eighth inch of spine unevenly chipped, 1/4 x 1/4 inch chip missing on rear spine hinge about 1.5 inches down from top, top 1/2 inch of spine unevenly chipped, slight rubbing along edges. 14 x 21cm. hard cover. 264pp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vashon Island Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0788521
- Title
- The Decline and Fall of the British Empire
- Author
- Briffault, Robert
- Format/Binding
- H Hard Cover -
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- J Good
- Edition
- First edition / 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- B762 Robert Briffault decline Fall british English Empire England Britain History Imperialism
Terms of Sale
Vashon Island Books
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About the Seller
Vashon Island Books
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Vashon, Washington
About Vashon Island Books
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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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.