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THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND; OR, SUPPLEMENT TO THE ART OF LOGIC TO WHICH IS ADDED A DISCOURSE ON THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH
by Watts, Isaac
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Exeter, New Hampshire: J. Lamson and T. Odiorne, 1793. Two parts, bound as a single volume. Octavo. Good condition text block in VG rebinding. Rebacked and rebound in deep blue full morocco leather with five raised bands and a maroon leather panel with gold lettering. Additional spine label tipped in at gutter of front free endpaper. Owner signature to title page, somewhat offset to verso of facing page; the same to the table of contents page for part 1. Age-toning to the pages and the text block edges. Stain at top edge of text block to several rear pages. Foxing to the text of the pages. Part 1 to 200pp, part 2 to 130pp. CASE 10. 1240434. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1240434
- Title
- THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND; OR, SUPPLEMENT TO THE ART OF LOGIC TO WHICH IS ADDED A DISCOURSE ON THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH
- Author
- Watts, Isaac
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Two parts, bound as a single volume
- Publisher
- J. Lamson and T. Odiorne
- Place of Publication
- Exeter, New Hampshire
- Date Published
- 1793
- Keywords
- rare
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About the Seller
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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...
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