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The Manual of Dates: A Dictionary of Reference (All the Most Important Events in the History of Mankind to be Found in Authentic Records) Author: Townsend, George H. Title: The Manual of Dates: A Dictionary of Reference (All the Most Important Events in the History of Mankind to be Found in Authentic Records) Publication: London: Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1862 Edition: 1st Edition Description: Full-Leather. Fine. Thick 8vo., (viii)957pp. Gorgeous First Edition bound in green pebble-grain morocco. 5 raised bands and 6 compartments, all with gilt borders. Titles stamped in gold in C2, gilt decorations in all others. Gilt borders and the armorial crest on the front board of the Luxmoore family with their motto, "Securis Fecit Securum", ("My Axe Saved Me"). (www.leshaigh.co .uk ; ). Marbled page edges and endpapers. Square, tight and very clean pages throughout and little or no wear. perhaps the tiniest of rubs to crown and tips but truly minor. Tiny closed tear on first blank end-paper. Contemporary annotations in beautiful script on first several prelims including a couple of preface pages. Certainly in the hand of a member of the Luxmore family with a notation of the name on the title page. Remarkably well-preserved particularly with a book of this size, A simply gorgeous collectable copy and uncommon as such. Seller ID: 008022 Subject: Antiquarian, Fine Binding/Decorative, Great Britain/London 35 Plus years buying and selling collectable books. Member ABAA, ILAB, IOBA. An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always! Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if pictures are unclear. All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector. Thank you for looking. Terms All orders ship within one business day. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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The book arrived with damage to the dust jacket, and as any collector of any genre knows, the dust jacket matters most. Michael did not hesitate to acknowledge the dust jacket was likely damaged in packaging. Because I elected to keep an otherwise fine book a partial refund was issued. I simply substituted a fine dust jacket from another copy of the same title that I was replacing. Buying books online is a fraught experience, so finding a true bookman is always a pleasure.
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There was a mix-up with the listing, but the seller was very quick to communicate and offered Fair resolutions for the mix-up. I feel confident buying from this seller and I look forward to doing so again. Shipping, packaging, and value we're all excellent.
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Fantastic seller: expert packaging, lightning fast shipping, a good price for an extremely rare book and the item itself was in even better condition than described. I would absolutely trust and buy from this seller again. Great transaction