London: Bradbury & Evans. Two Volumes 1949-1950 This is a Good Only Two Volume Set in Contemporary half brown calf with five raised bands to spine and with gilt lettering to spine and further gilt embellishments adorned to other compartrments along spine.The calf is heavily rubbed and worn to both head and tails of spine and is slightly chipped and peeling to spine tips also.Over marbled boards which have surface wear and rubbing.Brown endpapers and the volumes have former owner;s bookplates to the front pastdown.Engraved Title pages and there are numerous engravings on wood and steel by the Author.Books have firm bindings with no hinge weakness and with NO loose leaves or plates.Contents remain nice and clean internally, Volume 1 (vii) 384pp Vol 2 (xii) 372pp First Edition . Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1849.

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Bookseller: Richard Thornton Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 51008
Title: The History of Pendennis (Two Volume Set)
Author: Thackeray,W.M
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Bradbury & Evans
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1849
Size: 8vo - over 5¾" - 6&#
Bookseller catalogs: LITERATURE;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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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...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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...
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Marbled boards: ...
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....
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...