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World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 6 April 2009
1897. No Edition Remarks. 188 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front paste-down. Heavy cracking at the hinges, and page 48 with exposed binding material. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has moderate damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Mild ring mark to front board. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Moderate tanning to spine. Seller Inventory # 1706525768LEE
Title: Postage Stamps and Their Collection: A ...
Publisher: L. Upcott Gill
Publication Date: 1897
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Seller: Jaycey Books, Ruislip, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 188 pages, with 34 pages of ads to front and rear. Red covers, with gilt titles to cover spine and front board, heavily decorated in gilt to spine. Profusely illustrated. Condition: No jacket. Very good hardback, with cloth creasing to head and tail of cover spine and light to moderate wear to cover extremities. Some light marks and sunning to covers. - - - General information: please email for any more information or condition photos. If you request condition photos, these will be added to the AbeBooks listing within 2 business days. There may be other minor faults not included here, but this description should include all important points and convey accurately the overall condition of the book(s) or other item. We are happy to give a more detailed description (by volume where applicable) on request. Please note that if there is a photo next to the listing which is titled 'Stock Photo', this is a generic photo provided by abe and not a photo of the actual book listed. The design of the covers and binding may be the same or may differ substantially. Posted next day (Mon-Fri) from the UK. We normally post by Royal Mail 1st class within the UK, but may use a slower service for books over 1kg or multiple orders or a tracked service for higher value orders. We normally post by tracked mail for overseas deliveries, and may request additional postage (at cost) for heavier books (buyers always have the option to cancel the order if we do so). Seller Inventory # 009226
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Pennymead Books PBFA, Knaresborough, United Kingdom
xxxiii + 188pp + publisher's catalogue. 1st ed., fine in original cloth. Seller Inventory # WOPHB6751
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condition: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 258. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1897 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 258. Seller Inventory # LB100157110647
Quantity: 18 available