London: Methuen & Co, 1903. New Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Thomas Rowlandson. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Red cloth with title plate to the spine. Top edges gilt. Illustrated with coloured plates. Title plate to spine browned and slightly worn, and there is some wear to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine.. Front hinge cracked but binding is sound.

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Bookseller: Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 23698
Title: The Dance of Life: A Poem by the Author of 'Doctor Syntax'
Illustrator: Thomas Rowlandson
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: New Edition
Publisher: Methuen & Co
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1903

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About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA

Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)

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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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...
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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...