The British Almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1839
by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Horncastle, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Charles Knight & Co, 1838. 1839 edition, 12mo, blue/black grained cloth lettered gilt at spine; the Companion for 1838 follows on for a further 250 odd pages, previous owner's contemporary name to fr pastedown and there is some wear to corners and spine extrems and the cloth at hinges is tender; inner paper hinges have cracked; Good Copy, close to VG. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Lucas Booksellers
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43547
- Title
- The British Almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1839
- Author
- Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Knight & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1838
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Customs & Traditions, Calendars, Lore, Almanacs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social History; Customs & Traditions;
Terms of Sale
Roger Lucas Booksellers
It has always been our policy over 25 years to offer decent books in good shape at sane prices. In the unlikely eventuality that something is not as described return within 7 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Roger Lucas Booksellers
Biblio member since 2004
Horncastle, Lincolnshire
About Roger Lucas Booksellers
We are a family-based firm of general, out-of-print booksellers with strongish suits in Literature and Literary Criticism, Art & Art History, and New Age Subjects. Horncastle is a small market town at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds about 20 miles East of Lincoln.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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