Angel of Death; The Story of Smallpox
by Gareth Williams
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 2010. First Edition. 425 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth. Flat signed by the author to title page. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Light thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. White marking to spine. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Small stickers to panels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1655467838TMB
- Title
- Angel of Death; The Story of Smallpox
- Author
- Gareth Williams
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Date Published
- 2010
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- 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...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...