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Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1877 edition. 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. A perfect gift for your loved ones. 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. 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. Pages: 421 Language: English.
Published by Edward Stanford 1877, 1877
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt & black lettering to spine & front board, black rule to boards, frontispiece, xvi + 304pp + 31pp adverts, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG-/scuffy (moderat to heavy scuffing & bruising to spine & extrems, light chafing to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, v heavy cracking to gutters- particularly to rear, partial separation of binding to rear with pg 17 onwards of ads/index completely detached, boards quite shaky).
Published by Edward Stanford, London, 1877
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Minor wear and soil to decorative gilt boards and spine; shelf wear to edges and corners. Some chipping and fraying to head of spine; a piece about 1cm x 4mm off completely. A white spot on rear board, mostly rectangular, cause unknown; faintly at head of spine too. Bookplate adhered to front pastedown, inscribed. Tear between pastedown and first free leaf; binding holding.
Published by Edward Stanford, 1877
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
HARDCOVER. Condition: GOOD. 1877. Edward Stanford. Hard Cover. Book- Good, gilt titles on front board and spine, brown boards, spine sunned, a.e.g. 7.5x5. 304pp. Frontis, many b/w illus. Private library plate. In this illustrated volume the famous French balloonist Wilfrid de Fonvielle (1824-1914), describes the adventures and achievements of other famous aeronauts and scientists, from the experiments of Galileo and Priestley, to Montgolfier and the pioneers who explored the Arctic.
Published by Edward Stanford, London, 1877
Seller: Winged Monkey Books, Arlington, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition in English. Full leather school prize binding (Middle Class Schools in London), slight shelf and edge wear, slight toning and wear, good.