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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples: Volume I - The Birth of Britain
by Winston Churchill
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cassell & Co., 1956. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1956. First Edition. 416 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Volume I. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Light creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Noticeable marks to boards.
Reviews
On Oct 19 2022, a reader said:
The seminal work that fixes in time the key beliefs and attitudes that drove the late colonial era- well worth a contemporary read!
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1681404743DPB
- Title
- A History of the English-Speaking Peoples: Volume I - The Birth of Britain
- Author
- Winston Churchill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Cassell & Co.
- Date Published
- 1956
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- 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....
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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