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John Holdsworth Chief Mate
by W Clark Russell
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Wellington, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1880. Third and cheaper edition. 1/2 cloth. Good. Half leather with gilt motif to front . Leather spine with 5 raised bands. Paper label to spine., "Athenaeum Herbert NZ." library stamps inside. Green cloth. Gilt decoration. Rubbing to the leather. 382 pages. Hard Cover. Nice tight and tidy example.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Last Word
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 806
- Title
- John Holdsworth Chief Mate
- Author
- W Clark Russell
- Format/Binding
- 1/2 cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third and cheaper edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1880
Terms of Sale
The Last Word
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives inaccurately or damaged. Prices are not set in stone - contact me if you want to haggle or submit a reasonable offer. Some larger and heavier books will incur extra postage - I will let you know when you order the book.
About the Seller
The Last Word
Biblio member since 2009
Wellington
About The Last Word
Dealer in good quality books. Especially Man Booker Prize winners - signed first editions, vintage childrens\\\' books and important New Zealand books such as those by Janet Frame. Prices are not set in stone - contact me if you want to haggle or submit a reasonable offer.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.