Miscellanies: The Sixth Volume
by Swift, Jonathan
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
London : C. Davis . A clean, crisp, full calf hardcover in good condition; ruled in gilt with raised bands, expected shelf wear and rubbing, leather cracked at hinges but still tight, faded gilt lettering at spine. . Good. Hardcover. 1745.
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- Bookseller
- Maxwell's House of Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045021
- Title
- Miscellanies: The Sixth Volume
- Author
- Swift, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- C. Davis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1745
- Keywords
- Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift Miscellanies
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- 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...
- 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
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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,...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.