Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. of Halston, Shropshire, formerly M.P. for Shrewsbury, High Sheriff for the counties of Salop and Merioneth and Major of the North Shropshire Yeomanry
by Nimrod (pseudonym of Charles James Apperley)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co Ltd, 1937. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co.; London, not dated [1937]. Hardcover. Reprinted with considerable additions from the New Sporting Magazine. A Very Good, green cloth binding with gilt emblem on front board and gilt lettering on spine, binding intact, some handling/scuffing to boards, bit frayed spine edges with small tears to spine edge buckram, some wear and small abrasions to board corners, bit biblichor, deckle bottom text block edge, some age toning to pages, some scattered foxing to front and back matters, moisture stain top rear board, starting hinges, crease bottom corner front free endpaper, rubbing to board and spine edges, without Dust wrapper. A nice, overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 7.25 x 10.5 inches], 234pp., tissue protected color illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1038235
- Title
- Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. of Halston, Shropshire, formerly M.P. for Shrewsbury, High Sheriff for the counties of Salop and Merioneth and Major of the North Shropshire Yeomanry
- Author
- Nimrod (pseudonym of Charles James Apperley)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co Ltd
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Foster, Rhode Island
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- 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...
- Text Block
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- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
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