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History of the French Consulate and Empire: Vol. I
by M. Adolphe Thiers
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
A. Fullarton and Co., 1847. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1847. No Edition Remarks. 779 pages. Half bound black leather with brown cloth covered boards. Volume I. Contains black and white plates, and fold-out plate. Pages and plates are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Fold-out plate has heavy tears and dark rubbing overall. Occasional thumb-marking present. Cracking to hinges with exposed binding, causing boards to be slightly loose. Light scuffing to text-block edges. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have heavy edge wear with bumping to corners and rub wear all over. Leather peeling to spine and corners, with noticeable scuffing and scratches overall. Moderate splits and scuffing to spine joints.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1635491839MHP
- Title
- History of the French Consulate and Empire: Vol. I
- Author
- M. Adolphe Thiers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A. Fullarton and Co.
- Date Published
- 1847
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Half Bound
- ...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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