Memoirs of Admiral The Right Hon. The Earl Of St. Vincent, G.C.B., & c. Volume I
by Tucker, Jedediah Stephens Tucker, Esq
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/None
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley, 1844. Original marbled boards, quarter leather spine and corners, gilt titles over dark maroon label and gilt trims. Moderate wear and age soiling; Spine: light scuffing and marks. Light rubbing to extremeties. Edges: published red specks and red edges now slightly pinkish; few only faint foxing. Eps: thin soil line to bottom of ffep; bottom fore corner with thin soil line. Splitting to front hinge. Frontis: etching of The Right Hon. Earl St. Vincent Admiral of the Fleet G.C.B. Clean content. Binding is As New. 484p. First Edition. Hb. VG/None.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKMARK Ltd
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036437
- Title
- Memoirs of Admiral The Right Hon. The Earl Of St. Vincent, G.C.B., & c. Volume I
- Author
- Tucker, Jedediah Stephens Tucker, Esq
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1844
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military > Historical Pre -WWI;
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BOOKMARK Ltd
Will reimburse cost of book, if not as described.
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- 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...
- Marbled boards
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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