Queen Sheba's Ring
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Good
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 1965. Hardcover. Acceptable/Good. 1965. Third Impression. 256 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Macdonald Illustrated Edition. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with silver lettering. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Front free end paper ripped out, damaging binding. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Moderate tanning to spine. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Spine ends sunned. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine.
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Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1715851144LEE
- Title
- Queen Sheba's Ring
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.
- Date Published
- 1965
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...