Description:
- Book written in Spanish, with the complete text.
- This book is not in the Biblioteca Nacional de España.
- Compendio de la historia de España y Portugal para el texto de lectura en las escuelas, by D. A. V. Ruiz. 7th Edition. Alicante. Printed by Gossart y Seva. 1878.
- With a short introduction on the Phoenicians in the peninsula, the book deals with the history of Spain from 237 years before Jesus Christ and the relationship with Portugal throughout the years, up to the 19th century, the year 1876.
- It contains poems throughout the book, inserted into the text.
Parts of the contents:
- Contains no engravings or drawings.
- The book is complete. With notes at the end of the book.
- Plain front flyleaf. Title page. Legal page. Chapter one. Note.
Book Description:
- Half leather binding, Dutch, sewn of very good execution, with guillotined cuts, Second Half S. XIX.
- Guillotined cuts, with some soiling, and with minimal rubbing.
- The text in monochrome printing in black, very good ink, well centred and with good margins.
- The tips are slightly deteriorated with light creases and folds.
- Book printed on medium thick paper of regular quality.
- Green leather hard covers. Edges and corners are rubbed and somewhat worn.
Conservation and Damage:
- Good general condition.
- Sewn binding in good condition.
- It has cello paper stains, from a previous lining, on the flyleaves.
- It has some damp stains, and some booklets are more browned than others.
- The rear flyleaf, which is torn and repaired, has been used to print the places of sale of the book.
- The book has not suffered external aggressions such as attacks by insects, rodents, etc.
- The book shows wear typical of it’s age.
Comments:
- Both the measurements and the weight are approximate.
- The tones of the colours in the photos are not exactly the same as the tones of the real colours.
- The Book for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of the book.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.
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