A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus - 4 Volumes
by IRVING,WASHINGTON
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
-
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : John Murray , 1828 . First Edition . VG . 8VO . Four volumes bound in half calf with blue cloth boards. Marbled endpapers and edges, gilt decorations and red morocco spine labels. Large foldout maps in volumes one and two. Leather is generally worn but very solid. Volume 2 has been rebacked with original spine laid on and rear cloth replaced. Spine label missing from volume one. All volumes tight with contents in excellent condition. BAL 10123.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Neil Williams, Bookseller
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8747
- Title
- A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus - 4 Volumes
- Author
- IRVING,WASHINGTON
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1828
- Pages
- Keywords
- Voyages, Exploration, Christopher Columbus,NoBN ,NOAMZCOM
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Size
- 8VO
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Safe delivery guaranteed. All books returnable for any or no reason within 30 days of receipt. If misdescribed we will pay return postage.
About the Seller
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2003
Victoria, British Columbia
About Neil Williams, Bookseller
We have been buying and selling on the Internet since 1992, full- time since 1998. We started as collectors of children's and illustrated books and this is still our largest specialty. We pride ourselves on the quality of our stock and our commitment to the contentment of our customers.
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- Spine Label
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- Spine
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- Rebacked
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- BAL
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- First Edition
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