The Polar World: A Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions of the Globe
by Dr. G. Hartwig
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1869. First. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket as Issued. 6 1/2 x 10 In. FAIR/ NO DUST JACKET. 486 P. Green boards with gilt lettering on spine and image on front and spine. Boards show wear and soiling. Major defect is a 2&1/2" x 1/2" section of the cloth cover in the lower right-hand corner of the front of the book. The binding is solid and the interior is very clean with minor age-toning along page edges. 163 Illustrations. Gift presentation plate on pastedown page dated October 9, 1873.
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- Bookseller
- RPL Library Store
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GR001496
- Title
- The Polar World: A Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions of the Globe
- Author
- Dr. G. Hartwig
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1869
- Size
- 6 1/2 x 10 In
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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