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RATTLIN, THE REEFER (EDITED BY THE AUTHOR OF "PETER SIMPLE." COMPLETE IN 2 VOLUMES, FULL BROWN CALF
by Howard, Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG-
- Seller
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Portland, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard. VG-. 1837. Second Edition. Leather. Both volumes in early full brown calf with black labels, gilt decorated spines, marbled endsheets. Moderate rubbing, scuffing to boards, spine worn but gilt intact. Attractive on the shelf. Early previous owners names on flyleaves. Title pages in both volumes have top of page clipped off, otherwise interior pages generally clean and bright and perfectly usable. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; RB counter .
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- Bookseller
- Carlson Turner Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10709
- Title
- RATTLIN, THE REEFER (EDITED BY THE AUTHOR OF "PETER SIMPLE." COMPLETE IN 2 VOLUMES, FULL BROWN CALF
- Author
- Howard, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Carey, Lea & Blanchard
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1837
Terms of Sale
Carlson Turner Books
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About the Seller
Carlson Turner Books
Biblio member since 2004
Portland, Maine
About Carlson Turner Books
An Antiquarian Bookstore in business for over 25 years
Glossary
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...