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Peoples of All Nations: Their Life Today and The Story of Their Past, By Our Foremost Writers of Travel Anthropology & History, Illustrated with upwards of 5000 Photographs, Numerous Colour Plates, and 150 Maps [7 Volumes]
by Hammerton, J.A. [John Alexander] (editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: The Amalgamated Press Limited/The Fleetway House. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo (medium). [n.d., ca. 1925]. Scarce set in VG condition. Quarter bound in black morocco with blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering and decoration to spine compartments. Red speckled fore and tail edges. General index to volume VII. Ex-libris stickers to front pastedowns of all volumes. Wear and rubbing to morocco on spines, especially at ends, bumping and rubbing to corners, soiling to tail edge at corner, some scuffing and soiling to boards. 8 p.p. list of photos in volume at front of each volume. Volume I: Pages 1-784, Abyssinia to British Empire. xxiv, 784. Volume II: Pages 785-1568, British Empire to Dahomey. Volume III: Pages 1569-2352, Danzig to France. Bumping to fore edge of rear board. Volume IV: Pages 2353-3120, Georgia to Italy. Tan archival tape to hinges. Volume V: Pages 3121-3888, Japan to Oman. Bumping to fore edge of boards and a few small damp stains to front board, blue archival tape to hinges. Volume VI: Pages 3889-4672, Palestine to Sin-Kiang. Green archival tape to hinges. Volume VII: Pages 4673-5436, South Africa to Wales. Offset panel and light chafing to morocco to front board, FFEP loose but intact.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002775
- Title
- Peoples of All Nations: Their Life Today and The Story of Their Past, By Our Foremost Writers of Travel Anthropology & History, Illustrated with upwards of 5000 Photographs, Numerous Colour Plates, and 150 Maps [7 Volumes]
- Author
- Hammerton, J.A. [John Alexander] (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Amalgamated Press Limited/The Fleetway House
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Anthropology, Travel, Geography, History, Ethnography, Culture, Customs, British Empire, Asia, China, Japan, Canada, Wales, South Africa, Africa, Natives, Aboriginals, Australia, France, Italy, Danzig, Palestine, Sin-Kiang, Abyssinia, Oman, Georgia,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Oriental Studies; Culture Studies;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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All prices listed in Canadian dollars. We guarantee that all items are properly packaged and handled with care. Please allow one to two business days for your order to be shipped. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All sales will be shipped with a tracking number for your convenience.
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Whitby, Ontario
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- 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...
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