John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1863-1874. Hardcover. Good++/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover 8 volume set in 3/4 leather, publishing dates between 1863 and 1874. Beautiful matching red leather spine and tips with red cloth boards ruled in gold. Title and decorations in gold on spine between raised bands.Spines are sun darkened. Boards show varying amounts of sun fade, edge wear and soil. Some frayed edges and rubbing. All edges gilt, with some scuffing/rubbing/soil. Very nice marbleized endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate on inside paste downs of each volume. A second previous owner's name and title has been stamped in ink on the same bookplate and also on blank second free endpapers of each volume. This owner was Theodore J. Preston, Deputy Inspector General, Royal Navy. The stamp reads Theodore J. Preston, Dep. Insp. General, R. N.. Text pages are clean. In very nice condition for it' s age. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.

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Bookseller: Koster's Collectible Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: INVENT042113I
Title: THE HERALD AND THE GENEALOGIST - 8 VOLUMES
Author: Nichols, John Gough
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good++
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Publisher: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons
Date Published: 1863-1874
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Koster's Collectible Books

Thank You for your order!! All titles subject to prior sale. We ship in boxes, all carefully packed. PAYMENT:Money order, Paypal. NY residents please add 8.625% sales tax. SHIPPING: USPS 4th Class Bookrate, $3.99 1st book, each additional book $1.00. Priority mail $16.00 1st bk, $2 each additional. International shipping is at cost. Call/fax/e-mail to hold. All dust jackets are covered in protective plastic. Orders processed promptly!!Returns are accepted within two weeks of purchase, and must be returned to us at the buyers expense, in the same condition in which it was received, carefully packed.

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Welcome to Koster's Collectible Books. We have been selling quality out of print books since 1990. We invite you to browse our inventory. Although we carry most general categories, our specialties include Military History, Nautical & Naval History, Automobiles, Aviation, Railroads, Oceanliners, Sports & Sporting, the Arts and collectible Childrens books.

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
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...
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...