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An Account of Palmyra and Zenobia with Travels and Adventures in Bashan and the Desert.
by Wright: William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good, spine ends a little chipped, owner name to blank rector of frontis, old library blindstamp to title page.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York.: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1895. Publisher’s brown cloth over beveled boards, gilt spine title, top edge gilt.. Very good, spine ends a little chipped, owner name to blank rector of frontis, old library blindstamp to title page. . 8vo., 20x14 cm.. weight: 2.3 lb. Illustrated with numerous plates and vignettes, two maps.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355542
- Title
- An Account of Palmyra and Zenobia with Travels and Adventures in Bashan and the Desert.
- Author
- Wright: William
- Format/Binding
- Publisher’s brown cloth over beveled boards, gilt spine title, top edge gilt.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, spine ends a little chipped, owner name to blank rector of frontis, old library blindstamp to title page.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1895
- Pages
- xviii, 394 pp.
- Size
- 8vo., 20x14 cm.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mideast;
Terms of Sale
Zephyr Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery for any reason.
About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
Glossary
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- 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....
- 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...
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- 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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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