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The World at Home: Pictures and Scenes from Far-Off Lands
by Mary and Elizabeth Kirby
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1870. 1st Edition . Good. 6.5 x 8 inches (16 x 19.5 cm). Half calf leather binding with pebbled cloth boards. Rebacked with original spine laid over. Rubbing and marking to boards. Tear to bottom of title page, short tear to preface page (both with archival tape repairs to verso). Good solid binding. Text has some marking, small stains and pencilled notes. Numerous plates and illustrations within the text. Contemporary inscription to leading blank. Overall condition is Good. Size: 6.5 x 8 inches (16 x 19.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. 296
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1230E015
- Title
- The World at Home: Pictures and Scenes from Far-Off Lands
- Author
- Mary and Elizabeth Kirby
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1870
- Size
- 6.5 x 8 inches (16 x 19.5 cm)
- Keywords
- Victorian, Children's, Travel, Geography, Education, Travel_Exploration/World
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books; Travel: General;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
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
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
Glossary
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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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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