Palmerston 1784-1865
by [Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount] Guedalla, Philip
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. First Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Attractively bound in period 3/4 dark brown morocco over brown cloth, spine with raised bands and gilt-ruled compartments, covers bordered in gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers (some rubbing to front hinge, corners, and boards; bookplate).B/w Illustrations.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00522044
- Title
- Palmerston 1784-1865
- Author
- [Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount] Guedalla, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- Biography English History British Politics Government, , , , , , , ,
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Glossary
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- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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