The Royal Navy: A History, from the Earliest Times to the Present. In Seven Volumes
by CLOWES, WM. LAIRD
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Sampson Low, Marston and Company Ltd 1897 (vol I), 1898 (vols II & III) 1899 (vol IV), 1900 (vol V) 1901 (vol VI) 1903 (vol VII). 7 volume set in original bindings, imperial octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering & motif to spine, gilt motif to front boards, t.e.g, dark blue eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, xxiv + 698pp, xiv + 593pp, xix +609pp, xiv +624pp, xix +623pp, xvi +592pp, xvi +627pp (vols I-VII respectively), illus, VG (moderate rubbing to boards, some bruising to spine extrems, light bruising & fraying to board corners, owner's bookplate to front pastedowns, light tanning to tissue guards, light foxing to prelims & page edges) HEAVY SET - postage will be a factor so priced accordingly
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- Title
- The Royal Navy: A History, from the Earliest Times to the Present. In Seven Volumes
- Author
- CLOWES, WM. LAIRD
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston and Company Ltd 1897 (vol I), 1898 (vols II & III) 1899 (vol IV), 1900 (vol V) 1901 (vol VI) 1903 (vol
- Keywords
- Wm William Laird Clowes Royal Navy military nautical naval history
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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