Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists Comprising Twelve Unabridged Essays by Irving, Lamb, De Quincey, Emerson, Arnold, Morley, Lowell, Carlyle, Macaulay, Froude, Freeman and Gladstone. With Twelve Portraits in Permanent Photography
by Irving, Lamb et al
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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Kidderminster, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Bickers & Son, 1886. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Book Condition: Very Good+. Red cloth boards with bright gilt titles and decoration to front and spine. Binding tight with slight splitting to spine ends and light bumping to corners. Bevelled edges to boards. All edges gilt. Spine sunned. Content clean and bright. Previous owners neat ink signature to half title. Not ex-library. No labels, notes or highlighting. 395 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.
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- Bookseller
- Soin2Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001480
- Title
- Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists Comprising Twelve Unabridged Essays by Irving, Lamb, De Quincey, Emerson, Arnold, Morley, Lowell, Carlyle, Macaulay, Froude, Freeman and Gladstone. With Twelve Portraits in Permanent Photography
- Author
- Irving, Lamb et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bickers & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1886
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Half Title
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...