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THE KENTUCKY RIFLE
by Dillin, John G. W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good -/Fair
- Seller
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Chamblee, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
US: Trimmer Printing, 1959. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good -/Fair. Fourth edition. Brown cloth over boards with gilt particulars to spine and cover. Scattered, light soiling and foxing to gutter; otherwise, pages are clean and unmarked. Text block and endpapers are lightly soiled and foxed. Boards are clean with light wear to extremities; corners are bumped. Front inner hinge is cracked, but still holds. Moderate scuffing to spine; ends of spine are bumped and rubbed. Binding is sound. Brown paper-covered slipcase with title sticker. Slipcase is in fair condition; moderately rubbed and soiled; bottom and top edges torn; paper-covering is detaching at top edge.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Atlanta Vintage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64045
- Title
- THE KENTUCKY RIFLE
- Author
- Dillin, John G. W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Publisher
- Trimmer Printing
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- Military History
Terms of Sale
Atlanta Vintage Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Atlanta Vintage Books
Biblio member since 2007
Chamblee, Georgia
About Atlanta Vintage Books
Welcome to Atlanta Vintage Books, serving book lovers locally and worldwide for over 30 years. Our 5,000 square foot book store houses over 70,000 vintage, rare and out of print books. You'll be greeted with a smile when you enter but left alone as you browse. Our staff is friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Special orders are happily accommodated, as hard-to-find and out-of-print editions are a specialty. Our store is light and airy with plate glass windows letting in plenty of natural light and wonderfully decorated with antique display cases, old barrister bookcases, and wood book shelves. The wide aisles and scattered seating make browsing a joy. You'll wonder where the time went.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...
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