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The Fifes In South Africa Being a History of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry in the South African War 1900-1901.
by 9176 I.Y.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cupar-Fife, A. Westwood & Son, 1903 1st. Hardback, 9 x 6 inches. In light brown cloth with gilt lettering and design to spine, B&W and gilt design to front. Top page edges gilt. In very good condition. Some rubbing to cloth on corners and ends of spine, small nick at top end, some minor fading at bottom end. Endpapers clean. One or two minor foxing spots else pages clean and tight. Plates all clean and bright. Page edges uncut. Else a very good clean and tight copy. x + 197pp. Illustrated with 9 B&W photo plates (including plate of portraits), 3 B&W sketch maps in text, and a double-page B&W map at rear.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 92063
- Title
- The Fifes In South Africa Being a History of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry in the South African War 1900-1901.
- Author
- 9176 I.Y.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cupar-Fife, A. Westwood & Son, 1903 1st
- Keywords
- Military Subjects 9176 I.Y., The Fifes In South Africa, Being a History of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry in the South African War 1900-1901, A. Westwood & Son, 1903 1st, Boer, transvaal,
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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