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The Eruption of Tarawera: A Report to the Surveyor-General
by S. Percy Smith
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States
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About This Item
This book has been nicely rebound. Book is in Very Good condition; boards very lightly rubbed and soiled, gilt on spine somewhat faded, no jacket, previous owner's name small in ink on title page, rear of frontispiece (map) marked lightly and lightly soiled, 8 pages have very small tape mendings, no other defects noted. Many plates and 3 colored maps, one fold out map. Not a reprint. See photo. NOT EX-LIBRARY.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bonners Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030421B
- Title
- The Eruption of Tarawera: A Report to the Surveyor-General
- Author
- S. Percy Smith
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Didsbury, Government Printer
- Place of Publication
- Wellington, NZ
- Date Published
- 1886
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Size
- 6 1/2" x 9 1/2"
Terms of Sale
Bonners Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bonners Books
Biblio member since 2010
Bonners Ferry, Idaho
About Bonners Books
A medium-sized bookstore in a small town.
Many years of improbability.
Many years of improbability.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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