GIBBON'S JOURNAL TO JANUARY 28TH, 1763: My Journal, I, II, & III and Ephemerides
by Gibbon, Edward; D. M. Low, intr
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chatto & Windus, 1929. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. cxvii, 261 pp. Maroon cloth with matching head edge, gilt spine lettering, b/w illustrations, deckled tail edge, frontispiece. Foxed, some splotches to rear cover, bump to head tip, short tear to head of spine, otherwise a solid copy. DJ folded and inlaid to RFEP.
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- Bookseller
- Arches Bookhouse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7605
- Title
- GIBBON'S JOURNAL TO JANUARY 28TH, 1763: My Journal, I, II, & III and Ephemerides
- Author
- Gibbon, Edward; D. M. Low, intr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Date Published
- 1929
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Arches Bookhouse
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Portland, Oregon
About Arches Bookhouse
Brick & mortar humanities bookshop in Portland, OR. Philosophy, history, theology, literature, art.
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- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...