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Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire. With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, Composed By Himself: Illustrated From His Letters, With Occasional Notes and Narrative by John Lord Sheffield. In Three Volumes. Vol. II
by GIBBON, Edward; SHEFFIELD, John, Lord (ed.)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Dublin: P. Wogan et al, 1796. Leatherbound. Fair. xii, 480 p. 22 cm. Full leather. From our As Is shelf. Front cover missing, rear hinge cracked, spine ends chipped, corners worn. Reference label on half title.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 117796
- Title
- Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire. With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, Composed By Himself: Illustrated From His Letters, With Occasional Notes and Narrative by John Lord Sheffield. In Three Volumes. Vol. II
- Author
- GIBBON, Edward; SHEFFIELD, John, Lord (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Leatherbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- P. Wogan et al
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1796
- Keywords
- Letters, Correspondence,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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Attic Books
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London, Ontario
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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