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The Outline of History 2 Volume Set 1920 3/4 Leather Bound by H.G. Wells
by H.G. Wells
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
George Newnes Limited, 1920. First Edition. Leather. Very Good. George Newnes Limited; London, 1920. Hardcover. Complete, with magazine covers, in 24 serialized parts. Very Good, 3/4 black leather binding, blind ruled, 5 raised bands, 6 compartments, title in gilt on second to top compartment, author and volume number in gilt on 4th to top compartment, all outer hinges expertly repaired with Japanese tissue, some loss to leather board corners, mildly brittle leather spine, some rub marks along board edges, lightly sunned pages, binding sturdy, color frontis-plate of "Two Pterdactyls together with toothed sea-birds" (Vol.1) and "The Man of the Great Plains" (Vol.2)., repaired open tear title page (Vol.1), some handling/rub marks to text block edges, TEG with few blemishes/rub marks, without Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked collectible set. 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches], (Vol.1) 384pp., (Vol.2) 396pp., indexed, some b&w illustrations, few full 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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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1020741
- Title
- The Outline of History 2 Volume Set 1920 3/4 Leather Bound by H.G. Wells
- Author
- H.G. Wells
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Newnes Limited
- Date Published
- 1920
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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