A Dictionary of Islam
by Hughes, Thomas P
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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North Tonawanda, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: W. H. Allen & Co. , Ltd.. Good with no dust jacket. 1896. Later Printing. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine and ornate gilt stamped motifs. Sunned spine and upper 1/4'' of front board. Light edgewear with bumped spine ends and corners and chipping to spine ends. Light rubbing. Ex-library with usual marks. Binding somewhat shaken, text clean. ; Large 8vo, hardcover, 750 pages. .
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Details
- Seller
- Old Editions Inc. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 6221
- Title
- A Dictionary of Islam
- Author
- Hughes, Thomas P
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. H. Allen & Co. , Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- Islam, Religion, Reference
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion / Islam;
Terms of Sale
Old Editions Inc.
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About the Seller
Old Editions Inc.
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North Tonawanda, New York
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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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...