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The Journal of the Rev. William Bagshaw Stevens
by Rev. William Bagshaw Stevens; Edited by Georgina Galbraith
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No jacket
- Seller
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Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Journal of the Rev. William Bagshaw Stevens, edited by Georgina Galbraith
Hardback, 1965, first edition, illustrated, published by Oxford University Press (Oxford at the Clarendon Press), London, xxvii + 550 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 8 3/4" by 5 7/8" by 1 5/8". No dust jacket. Dark blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, which is a bit creased. Minor marking and some scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid. Small signs of wear, a little rubbing at edges. A little slackness to binding but generally firm. Page edges scuffed and a bit marked. Page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.
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- Bookseller
- GN Books and Prints
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- #BIBLIO-470
- Title
- The Journal of the Rev. William Bagshaw Stevens
- Author
- Rev. William Bagshaw Stevens; Edited by Georgina Galbraith
- Format/Binding
- Hardback, cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Pages
- xxvii + 550
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
GN Books and Prints
Biblio member since 2022
Inverness, Highland
About GN Books and Prints
Seller based in the Scottish Highlands, dealing in a variety of books, including antiquarian, vintage and modern.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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