ROBERT BLAKE. ADMIRAL AND GENERAL AT SEA. Based on Family and State Papers
by Dixon, William Hepworth
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No jacket
- Seller
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Yarmouthport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London:Bickers and Son, 1885. hard cover. Very Good/No jacket. London:Bickers and Son. 1885. xvii+300pp+16pp catalogue. A new edition, with 10 Illustrations in permanent photography. Hardcover. Red decorated boards lightly soiled with fading to spine strip and wear to edges. All edges gilt. Internally, previous owners name inked to inside front board and light foxing to first couple pages, otherwise a very good, clean copy. The binding is tight with front hinge starting and rear intact.
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- Bookseller
- Parnassus Book Service
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23146
- Title
- ROBERT BLAKE. ADMIRAL AND GENERAL AT SEA. Based on Family and State Papers
- Author
- Dixon, William Hepworth
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London:Bickers and Son
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- MARITIME; MILITARY; ENGLAND; ROBERT BLAKE;
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About the Seller
Parnassus Book Service
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Yarmouthport, Massachusetts
About Parnassus Book Service
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- Hinge
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- Gilt
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- Spine Strip
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- Soiled
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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