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THE FABLE OF THE BEES or Private Vices, Publick Benefits. (2 VOLUME SET): With a Commentary Critical, Historical, and Explanatory
by Mandeville, Bernard; F. B. Kaye ed
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- NEAR FINE
- ISBN 10
- 0865970726
- ISBN 13
- 9780865970724
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Liberty Classics, 1988. Hardcover. NEAR FINE. cxlvi, 412; 481 pp. Facsimile of the 1924 Oxford Clarendon edition. Black boards backed in khaki cloth, gilt spine lettering blocked in black, grey place ribbon, black topstain. Volume one owner dampstain to FFEP, volume two very faintly foxed, both volumes pristine otherwise.
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- Bookseller
- Arches Bookhouse
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7487
- Title
- THE FABLE OF THE BEES or Private Vices, Publick Benefits. (2 VOLUME SET)
- Author
- Mandeville, Bernard; F. B. Kaye ed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - NEAR FINE
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0865970726
- ISBN 13
- 9780865970724
- Publisher
- Liberty Classics
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
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- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Arches Bookhouse
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Arches Bookhouse
Biblio member since 2022
Portland, Oregon
About Arches Bookhouse
Brick & mortar humanities bookshop in Portland, OR. Philosophy, history, theology, literature, art.
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
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