History of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy
by Kirk, John Foster
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible - Good
- ISBN 10
- 1199374466
- ISBN 13
- 9781199374462
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
J.b. Lippincott Company. Collectible - Good. Condition: Good; 2 vol. set, sm4to. Half-bound in black calf and black buckram with gilt fillet accents and gilt stamped titling on spine. Book is very sturdy and interior is clean, with only light toning. Leather is cracking and worn on both spines with the gilt titling starting to fade. Corners are also worn and cracked. Specks of black ink are on the tail edge of text block on both volumes. The top edge of the text block is gilt. Leather
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- Bookseller
- Magers and Quinn Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54310
- Title
- History of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy
- Author
- Kirk, John Foster
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1199374466
- ISBN 13
- 9781199374462
- Publisher
- J.b. Lippincott Company
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About the Seller
Magers and Quinn Booksellers
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Glossary
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- 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,...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- 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....