The Stones of Venice, Volume The First The Foundations, Volume The Second The Sea-Stories, Volume The Third The Fall (3 volumes together in the same book)
by John Ruskin
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1884. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Firmly bound, embossed, decorated, faded dark blue cloth boards, front inner hinge split at the title page, some marks and handling wear, including chipping and a little loss at the top of the spine, and wear at the base of the spine.
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- Bookseller
- Ryde Bookshop Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 072040
- Title
- The Stones of Venice, Volume The First The Foundations, Volume The Second The Sea-Stories, Volume The Third The Fall (3 volumes together in the same book)
- Author
- John Ruskin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1884
- Pages
- 1207
- Keywords
- architecture art, history, travel, Venice
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Ryde Bookshop Limited
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About the Seller
Ryde Bookshop Limited
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Ryde, Isle of Wight
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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...