Life of Frank Buckland
by George C. Bompas
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1885. 3rd Edition . Very Good. 5.5 x 8 inches (14 x 20.5 cm). Half brown morocco leather binding by Bumpus. Marbled boards. Top page edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Marbled endpapers. Spine with five raised bands and gilt decoration. A few light marks to leather. Excellent solid binding with no cracking to joints. A little light foxing to page edges. Very clean text throughout. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.5 x 8 inches (14 x 20.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. ix, [1], 433
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1229E000
- Title
- Life of Frank Buckland
- Author
- George C. Bompas
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1885
- Size
- 5.5 x 8 inches (14 x 20.5 cm)
- Keywords
- Zoology, Natural History, Auto_Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; Biography & Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...