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The Prince of India or Why Constantinople Fell--Vol II
by Wallace, Lew
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1906. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6. Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1906. Ex-Library Hardcover 1906 Retired Library Book in Good Condition. No Jacket. An older book, nice, worn, small, thick, with a fascinating story. The author was a minister to Turkey thus his intimate knowledge of that part of the world. Brown cloth binding w/ gilt titles; panels and edges rubbed, bottom front corner has dark smudge, spine has slight lean. Corners rounded. Sewn binding tight and solid. Pages clean, no underlining, no highlighting, no writing, moderately toned. Brown endpapers book-taped reinforced at hinge. There is residue left on the back paste-down from a library pocket and a lib. number on spine. This is a lesser known work by the author of Ben-Hur; he served as governor of the territory of New Mexico and as a U.S. diplomat as minister to the Ottoman Empire. Lew Wallace, 1827-1905. 578 pages w/index. 6.75 x 4.5 inches. 1906, Harper & Brothers, New York and London.
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- Seller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 002626
- Title
- The Prince of India or Why Constantinople Fell--Vol II
- Author
- Wallace, Lew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Size
- 12mo - over 6
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- TURKEY; ROYALTY; CONTANTINOPLE; MOSLEMS;
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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