Reynell Taylor, C.B., C.S.I.: A Biography
by Gambier-Parry, Ernest
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co, 1888. Hardcover. Very Good. Biography of General Reynell Taylor, a British military officer who served in the Bengal Army during the Raj. Octavo, viii, 365 pp. With portrait and black & white map. Half-bound in brown leather over marble paper-covered boards and beautiful gilt tooled spine with raised bands. From private collection of historian Frederick A. Hagar. Penciled gift inscription to Sir Henry Yule. Prelims are foxed. Boards show some rubbing and wear to corners.
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- Title
- Reynell Taylor, C.B., C.S.I.: A Biography
- Author
- Gambier-Parry, Ernest
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- British Raj, South Asia, Indian History, Bengal Army, Bangladesh
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.