THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
by Baring-Gould, S
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Buffalo, Wyoming, United States
Item Price
$110.00$93.50
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co., 1897. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Book is in FAIR condition: An ex-library copy with white ink to foot of spine, bookplate to inner board, emobossed stamp & ink stamp to FFE, ink marking to title page, ink stamp to title page, rubbing to edges & covers, front hinge repaired once but is starting to come apart again, rear board starting to come apart, bumping & chipping to spine ends, text block is solid. 12 photogravure plates & 450 monochrome illustrations present. SBB 3/21
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Details
- Seller
- JB's Book Vault (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 003758
- Title
- THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
- Author
- Baring-Gould, S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Baring-Gould, Napoleon, Bonaparte, France, History, Photogravure, Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian & Rare;
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Terms of Sale
JB's Book Vault
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About the Seller
JB's Book Vault
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Buffalo, Wyoming
About JB's Book Vault
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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.
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...