Through the Dark Continent- Two Volumes in Three-Quarter Leather
by Stanley, Henry M
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jackets
- Seller
-
Austin, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Harper & Brothers, 1878. Book. Very Good. Three-Quarter Leather. 1st Edition. Two volumes in three-quarter brown leather with raised bands on spine. Marbled boards, endpapers and page edges. Leather worn through at corners. Wear to top and bottom of boards. Front hinge of volume I is cracked. No maps in pockets. Just light rubbing to leather on spine..
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 054382
- Title
- Through the Dark Continent- Two Volumes in Three-Quarter Leather
- Author
- Stanley, Henry M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jackets
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Date Published
- 1878
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2013
Austin, Minnesota
About Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller
We have been selling books for over 15 years. We specialize in Americana, First Edition Literature, Golf, History, Railroad, Chess Medical, Western Americana, Mysteries, Economic History, Poetry, Aviation, Ornithology, Minnesota, Horses, Genealogy and Military Books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....