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Narrative of the Campaign in Russia During the Year 1812
by Sir Robert Ker Porter
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1815. Hardcover. Very Good/No dust jacket as issued. Fourth edition. Full navy blue leather with dentelle borders on the covers; gilt lettering and six raised bands on the spine. The binding is tight, corners lightly blunted. Boards and spine show some light handling and wear. Dentelle edges inside the front and back covers, marbled endpapers and edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. Light spotting on the prelims. Previous owner name written on first flyleaf. Two hand-tinted foldout maps intact, though a few closed tears are noted. 8vo. xii, 484pp.
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- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPporNC
- Title
- Narrative of the Campaign in Russia During the Year 1812
- Author
- Sir Robert Ker Porter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No dust jacket as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Date Published
- 1815
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Chaparral Books
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Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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