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Micah Clarke: his statement as made to his three grandchildren, Joseph, Gervas, & Reuben, during the hard winter of 1734.
by Doyle, Arthur Conan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good plus, light chipping to spine ends, light wear to corners, scattered light foxing, some scuffing to back cover, rear inner
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
London.: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889. 1st Edition.. Hardcover blue cloth over beveled boards, gilt titles.. Good plus, light chipping to spine ends, light wear to corners, scattered light foxing, some scuffing to back cover, rear inner hinge splitting, otherwise a very good bright copy.. 8vo., 19.5x13 cm.. 16 page publisher’s catalog at rear dated June 1888. weight: 1.4 lb.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100161
- Title
- Micah Clarke: his statement as made to his three grandchildren, Joseph, Gervas, & Reuben, during the hard winter of 1734.
- Author
- Doyle, Arthur Conan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover blue cloth over beveled boards, gilt titles.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good plus, light chipping to spine ends, light wear to corners, scattered light foxing, some scuffing to back cover, rear inner
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1889
- Pages
- vi, 421 pp. + [2], 16 pp. ads.
- Size
- 8vo., 19.5x13 cm.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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Zephyr Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery for any reason.
About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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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