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Plutarch's Lives; Volume 3
by Dryden, John
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Milwaukee , Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
NY: James B. Millar & Co., 1885 522pp. Tips and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Spine ends are lightly frayed. Spine is slightly cocked Light shelf wear to edges of boards. Dust staining to edges of text block. Gilt top edge has light scratches. Boards have light staining. Spine is lightly sunned. Former owner bookplate inside front board. Front hinge is starting to open near spine heel. Front endpaper through page 20 have a 1 1/2" tear near spine heel . Heavy toning to page edges. Front board has several air bubbles. Text is unmarked. . Reprint. Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Recycled Records and Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27290
- Title
- Plutarch's Lives; Volume 3
- Author
- Dryden, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- James B. Millar & Co.
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1885
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: Ancient;
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Glossary
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- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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