1897 hardcover as pictured. Binding is firm but cocked. Blue cloth boards with gold stamping are soiled and rubbed with moderate edge wear and bumped corners. Pasted insert on FEP from W. H. Smith Subscription Library, The Strand, London. Gilt top edge of text block. Text is age tanned but clean and unmarked. Includes a number of tipped in tissue protected illustrations several of which are coming loose or have detached. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s
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Bookseller: Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1886
Title: Louise De Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth 1649-1734
Format/Binding: See book description
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Jacket Condition: unjackted
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Swan, Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Co
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1887
Pages: 346
Size: 6x8.5
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: English History, English Society, English Politics
Bookseller catalogs: English History;

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tipped In: Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cocked: Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
Age Tanned: Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
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....