The First Churchill, The Life of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough
by Thomson, George Malcolm
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 043652046X
- ISBN 13
- 9780436520464
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Secker & Warburg, 1979. Red bds with crisp gilt title (not bumped or worn) pp 337 with 24 illus and 7 maps, tight and pristine interior printed on quality india paper, blue eps have gift inscription o/w state is unread. Original wrapper shows details of Donauworth tapestry held at Blenheim Palace, not worn or price clipped. An excellent copy. Overweight.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7948
- Title
- The First Churchill, The Life of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough
- Author
- Thomson, George Malcolm
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 043652046X
- ISBN 13
- 9780436520464
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography;
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
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Auckland
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- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...