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THE DIARIES OF EDWARD HENRY STANLEY, 15TH EARL OF DERBY (1826-93) BETWEEN 1878 AND 1893
by Vincent, John [Editor]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0904920453
- ISBN 13
- 9780904920451
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Oxford: Leopard's Head Press, 2003. Hardcover. Large Octavo, xxxii, 922 pages. In Good plus condition, with a Good minus dust jacket. Dust jacket spine off white with green lettering. Moderate chipping to head and tail of dust jacket spine, light rubbing and bumping to edges and corners. Boards bound in green cloth with gilt lettering. Moderate bumping to head and tail of spine. Light pencil throughout interior of textblock. NOTE: Shelved in Front Desk Alcove. 1368207. Special Collections.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1368207
- Title
- THE DIARIES OF EDWARD HENRY STANLEY, 15TH EARL OF DERBY (1826-93) BETWEEN 1878 AND 1893
- Author
- Vincent, John [Editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0904920453
- ISBN 13
- 9780904920451
- Publisher
- Leopard's Head Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 2003
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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