JAPAN Being a Sketch of the History, Government and Officers of the Empire
by Dickson, Walter
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1869. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo. pp. vi, [ii], 489. Colour frontispiece. A complimentary copy -"With the Publisher's Compliments" written in autograph to the top of the title page, original black end-papers. Original red cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine, gilt vignette of lotus to the front board. Binding very good with a little general wear and rubbing to extremities, very small nicks to cloth at head/tail of spine, a little marked and dust-soiled, with the spine slightly darkened. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, some foxing to frontispiece and half-title, small repaired tear to rear end paper. A very good tight copy..
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038419
- Title
- JAPAN Being a Sketch of the History, Government and Officers of the Empire
- Author
- Dickson, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh & London
- Date Published
- 1869
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Far East;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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