Story of the Congo Free State, The
by Wack, Henry Wellington
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/None
- Seller
-
Middlebury, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Putnam, 1905. Reprint. Hardcover. Fair/None. 634 pages. Hardcover without dust jacket. First 1905 edition, NOT 1970 reprint. Fading, rubbing to brown cloth covers, large chip in top of spine exposing board, 1inch by 1inch. Gilded title on spine mostly worn off. Separation in front cover gutter, chipping to front end papers. Illustrated throughout and including large color foldout map, chipped 1 inch at one crease. Record # 2231364
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Details
- Bookseller
- Monroe Street Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2231364
- Title
- Story of the Congo Free State, The
- Author
- Wack, Henry Wellington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- History, Africa, Reprint, , .
Terms of Sale
Monroe Street Books
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About the Seller
Monroe Street Books
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Middlebury, Vermont
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...