ON THE TRACK OF THE MAIL-COACH: BEING A VOLUME OF REMINISCENCES PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE
by Baines, F.E
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Richard D. Bentley and Son, 1895. Hardcover. Very Good. Recollections of life in the mail-coaching world. Handsomely rebound at some point in three-quarter vellum, ruled in gilt, over original sage-green boards. Contrasting olive spine label with gilt lettering. Publisher's red speckles to edges. Very light soiling to boards and spine. Spotting to frontis.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71055
- Title
- ON THE TRACK OF THE MAIL-COACH: BEING A VOLUME OF REMINISCENCES PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE
- Author
- Baines, F.E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Richard D. Bentley and Son
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1895
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.