La Decouverte Du Congo : Ouvrage Compose des Lettres (The Discovery of the Congo : Work Composed of Letters)
by STANLEY, Henry M
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- poor
- Seller
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GLEBE, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Paris: Libraire Paul Paclot, N/A. hardcover. poor. Hardcover in poor condition, binding copy. Red cloth boards with silver gilt to front and spine. Gilt edges, very dulled. Heavy wear to cover, including rubbing and marks to edges and surface, cloth of spine partially detached and insect damaged, boards loose. Page block fallen but intact. Previous owner's inscription to front free end page, sunning to edges thoughout, small fold mark to lower corner of odd pages. Text is clean and unmarked, free of foxing and annotations. Illustrations throughout. Text in French. No date but published pre-1915. Binding copy. Sappho - behind desk rhia 10/10. Stock take Raq 04/11. Cathal 03/20 Cathal 3/23 REPRICED
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- Bookseller
- Sappho Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53709
- Title
- La Decouverte Du Congo : Ouvrage Compose des Lettres (The Discovery of the Congo : Work Composed of Letters)
- Author
- STANLEY, Henry M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Libraire Paul Paclot
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- N/A
- Pages
- 314pp.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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....