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Cities of the World: Their origin, progress, and present aspect. Illustrated. Four volume set.
by Edwin Hodder
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London, Paris & New York: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.. Very Good. 1882. With scarce fourth volume. Half blind-ruled polished maroon calf over marbled boards. Partial gilt title to black morocco labels to spines; gilt volume numbers to spines. Red speckled edges. Colored endpapers. Bookplate of previous owner to front pastedowns of all volumes. A clean, attractive set without further markings. Please expect extra postage.; Large 8vo ; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3878
- Title
- Cities of the World: Their origin, progress, and present aspect. Illustrated. Four volume set.
- Author
- Edwin Hodder
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London, Paris & New York
- Date Published
- 1882
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
- 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
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Bookplate
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