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DISCOURSES ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS, by the Late Reverend John Leland, D.D. (4 Volumes, Complete)
by Leland, John
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Good binding
- Seller
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: W. Johnston and J. Dodsley, 1769. Full Leather. Good binding. Octavo. Vol I: [20], xlii, [6], 443; II: [10], 516; III: [6], 450; IV: [6], 493, [3] pp. First edition. In contemporary marbled calf with spines tooled in gold and morocco title and volume labels; deaccessioned society library with book plate on each front pastedown; contemporary ink number on the first blank of each volume and paper shelf label at the top of each spine. The leather at the joints are starting to separate, all cover remain fairly stable; minor chipping to the spine ends; rubbing to the corners; contents are clean but for some occasional toning. Despite the limited wear, the set presents very nicely. Subscribers list in Volume I; per ESTC, the title page of Volume II is dated 1768. ESTC T136969.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8043
- Title
- DISCOURSES ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS, by the Late Reverend John Leland, D.D. (4 Volumes, Complete)
- Author
- Leland, John
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- W. Johnston and J. Dodsley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1769
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
About Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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