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The Humour of Russia
by Voynich, E. L. (translator)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Osseo, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895. Ex-Library. Illus. by Frenzeny, Paul. Fair. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Maroon cloth binding with gilt print and design on the front cover and spine. There is gilt on the top page edging. In addition to the normal library markings and attachments, there are some light scattered soil spots in the text. The hinges are cracked and have been taped by library, however the tape on the front hinge is cracked. The binding in cracked in several places of which a couple were taped by library. There are no loose or missing pages. The cover has some light corner wear and light scuffing. The spine has a lean, some bleach spots and end wear. International Humour series..
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Details
- Seller
- P Peterson Bookseller
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 021693
- Title
- The Humour of Russia
- Author
- Voynich, E. L. (translator)
- Illustrator
- Frenzeny, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Fiction Humor Russian
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
P Peterson Bookseller
Biblio member since 2018
Osseo, Wisconsin
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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,...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.