TALES OF THE ALHAMBRA
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good-
- Seller
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Granada: Ediciones Miguel Sanchez "A book edited in Granada and awarded with 24 engravings from the time when Washington Irving housed at the Alhambra, plus 25 colour pictures of the famous Arabian spot." A series of tales and sketches of the Moors and Spainards. With an introduction and notes by Ricardo Villa-Real. 324 pp. Red cloth covers with gilt design on front and gilt title on spine. DJ is Good with significant chipping and tears to edges and corners, discoloration and creasing, spine ends are torn with pieces missing. Cover corners are lightly bumped, edges rubbed, spine ends show signs of shelfwear. Marbled endpapers. Interior clean, tight. Book in VG condition.. Cloth. Very Good/Good-. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 4 " x 6 1/4". Early Travel.
Synopsis
Tales of the Alhambra is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007239
- Title
- TALES OF THE ALHAMBRA
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Illustrator
- Photographs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Publisher
- Ediciones Miguel Sanchez
- Place of Publication
- Granada
- Keywords
- Famous Author, Early Travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Early Travel; Famous Authors;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 4 " x 6 1/4"
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About the Seller
Bee Creek Books
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Princeton, New Jersey
About Bee Creek Books
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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....
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...