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Abbotsford, and Newstead Abbey
by Washington Irving
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Baudry's European Library, 1835. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1835. No Edition Remarks. 249 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt. Rebound with new end papers. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout, heavier at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to half title page. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Small splits to head and tail. Moderate tanning to spine. Gilt lettering is darkened. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1712226171ABS
- Title
- Abbotsford, and Newstead Abbey
- Author
- Washington Irving
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Baudry's European Library
- Date Published
- 1835
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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