Memoir of the Life and Character of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke
by James Prior
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Moseley, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
H. and E, Sheffield, 1839. Hardcover. Very Good. BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD OR BETTER CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY SOTHERAN IN FULL POLISHED CALF WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS, PASTE DOWNS AND END PAGES. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND VERY LITTLE FOXING EXCEPT TO FIRST FEW LEAVES. CONTAINS ILLUSTRATED FRONTISPIECE AND COPY OF SIGNED LETTERS BY BURKE, 596 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 8.5"x5.5". 181 YEARS OLD. A VERY NICE EXAMPLE.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reagan's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 203159444506
- Title
- Memoir of the Life and Character of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke
- Author
- James Prior
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- H. and E, Sheffield
- Date Published
- 1839
- Keywords
- LEATHER, BOUND, BY, SOTHERAN, BINDING
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All books are carefully bubble wrapped and packed in a box with adequate packing peanuts to prevent any damage in shipment.
All books are shipped with delivery confirmation and tracking. Books are automatically insured.
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About the Seller
Reagan's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2018
Moseley, Virginia
About Reagan's Rare Books
Reagan's Rare Books specializes in fine bindings and leather bound books dating primarily from the 18th century to early 20th century in a wide range of subject matter such as History, Americana, and Literature.
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...