MEDALS OF THE BRITISH ARMY AND HOW THEY WERE WON - 3 VOLUMES: CRIMEA / EGYPT, PENINSULA, WATERLOO, SOUTH AFRICA / INDIA, CHINA/
by Carter, Thomas
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Farmingville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Groombridge and Sons, 1861. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 3 volume set. Matching red cloth boards with gold medal design to each front board. Medal designs are rubbed and faded. Boards are noticeably soiled and worn. Frayed corners and spine ends, with some spine loss to sun darkened spines. Gilt edges. Cracked hinges, a few pages starting to loosen, however it is all intact. Color plates are tissue guarded. Previous owner's name on half title pages of all three volumes. Text pages are clean. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.
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- Bookseller
- Koster's Collectible Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- INVENT034212I
- Title
- MEDALS OF THE BRITISH ARMY AND HOW THEY WERE WON - 3 VOLUMES: CRIMEA / EGYPT, PENINSULA, WATERLOO, SOUTH AFRICA / INDIA, CHINA/
- Author
- Carter, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Groombridge and Sons
- Date Published
- 1861
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Koster's Collectible Books
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About the Seller
Koster's Collectible Books
Biblio member since 2003
Farmingville, New York
About Koster's Collectible Books
Welcome to Koster's Collectible Books. We have been selling quality out of print books since 1990. We invite you to browse our inventory. Although we carry most general categories, our specialties include Military History, Nautical & Naval History, Automobiles, Aviation, Railroads, Oceanliners, Sports & Sporting, the Arts and collectible Childrens books.
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- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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,...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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