The Viking Age: the Early History, Manners, and Customs of the Ancestors of the English-Speaking Nations (2 Volumes)
by Du Chaillu, Paul B
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Tacoma, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1889 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Illustrated from the antiquities discovered in mounds, cairns, and bogs, as well as from the ancient sagas and eddas. 591 and 562 pages respectively, appendix, index. 1366 illustrations and map. Both volumes bound in dark blue cloth with beautiful gilt designs, lettering and ruling on the front boards and spines. Minor rubbing at the corners, spine ends rubbed and lightly pressed. Small wrinkle on the spine of volume 1, bulge to the spine of the second volume. Bindings are strong and the text clean. A comprehensive anthropological history. Very Good+..
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- Bookseller
- Else Fine Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002606
- Title
- The Viking Age: the Early History, Manners, and Customs of the Ancestors of the English-Speaking Nations (2 Volumes)
- Author
- Du Chaillu, Paul B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1889
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....