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The Canals of Britain
by Gladwin D D
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good++
- Seller
-
Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, Great Britain: B T Batsford Ltd, 1973. 1st Edition . Buckram. Near Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. 8vo. 254 pages including good appendices. Very well illustrated throughout with good map, drawings and 58 splendid crisp black and white photographic plates. In original rich red gilt buckram hard cover binding. Near Fine in original attractive pictorial dust wrapper which is somewhat sunned on the spine otherwise Very Good++.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Delph Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011804
- Title
- The Canals of Britain
- Author
- Gladwin D D
- Format/Binding
- Buckram
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- B T Batsford Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London, Great Britain
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- NAVIGATION WATERWAYS CANALS BRITAIN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canals;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Delph 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
Delph Books
Biblio member since 2015
Manchester, Greater Manchester
About Delph Books
I have been dealing in books for over 40 years now, and I am a long standing member of the P.B.F.A. (Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association). I have a book room at home and regularly exhibit at fairs mainly in the North of England.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
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