A PRINCE OF THE CAPTIVITY, Copy 2.
by Buchan, John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG+/VG+/ND
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About This Item
HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: Reprint* Date of Publication: 1951 * Publisher: Nelson & Sons.* Binding and cover condition: Scarlet cloth, gilt title to spine and logo to face. No bumps, very slight rubs to corners and spine ends. VG+* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Gift dedication to ffep. Top edge coloured. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear. No marks to text. VG+* Illustrations: None* Pages: 464 pp. text.* Description: Based on the Memoirs and unpublished Letters of Antoine Philippe d'Orleans, Duc de Montpensier 1775-1807 This book is a unique record. It contains the memoirs of a French aristocrat of royal blood kept while he was imprisoned under the Terror and in constant danger of death.* A VG+ copy with some minor faults.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2637
- Title
- A PRINCE OF THE CAPTIVITY, Copy 2.
- Author
- Buchan, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG+/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition, 4th Rep..
- Publisher
- Nelson
- Place of Publication
- London UK 464
- Date Published
- 1951-01-01
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- 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...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Cloth
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- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...