History of English Literature, Complete in Two Volumes, New Edition 1871 [Leather Bound] H. A. Taine and Van Laun
by H. A. Taine and Van Laun
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About This Item
Leather Bound. Very Good. London: Chatto and Windus. Very good 3/4 brown leather and marbled boards. Five raised bands, floral gilt decor. , "LONDON" in bottom panel. First revised Van Laun transl., 1871, first printing thus. signature on FFEP; no other readers' marks. Marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. Brief scuffing and edgewear, rubbing from brown to tan along spine edges. Dorothy DOWNS's signature on FFEP. No other reader's marks. Bindings are tight. Octavos,, 531/550pps.
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- Title
- History of English Literature, Complete in Two Volumes, New Edition 1871 [Leather Bound] H. A. Taine and Van Laun
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- H. A. Taine and Van Laun
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- Leather Bound
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- Used - Very Good
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- 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...
- Rubbing
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Marbled boards
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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