History of India (9 Volume Set - Complete)
by A. V. Williams Jackson (Editor)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Half red morocco over marbled boards with 5 raised bands and gilt particulars to spine. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt, and deckled edges. Hors textes plates throughout. Frontispieces hand-colored. Black and white illustrations throughout text. Occasional wear to morocco (see image). Please expect the possibility of additional postage as this is a larger set.
7 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches.
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5325
- Title
- History of India (9 Volume Set - Complete)
- Author
- A. V. Williams Jackson (Editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Nationale
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Grolier Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906-1907
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Bindings; Antiquarian;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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Glossary
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...