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The British Cavalry Songs
by Tailleffer, Nugent
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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South Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Lamborn Cock, Addison, and Co, 1866. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Original red embossed cloth with gilt illustration on front. Second edition (1866). Text pages are clean and unsoiled. Binding is cracked and text block is loosened from spine. Boards, both front and back, are moderately soiled, with wear along edges. This second edition updates the then-recent achievements and devotion to duty of the British soldier. Large bookplate on front endpage from library of John David Morbey reads De rebus militaribus (About military matters). Book lends itself to repair. 16mo. 136 pp. From the estate of Donald Skinner, Canadian military collector extraordinaire. Scarce,
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Details
- Bookseller
- Warwick Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96379
- Title
- The British Cavalry Songs
- Author
- Tailleffer, Nugent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Lamborn Cock, Addison, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1866
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Warwick Books
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South Pasadena, California
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Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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