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Thomas Wolsey, Late Cardinal, His Life And Death Written By George Cavendish His Gentleman-usher.
by George Cavendish
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Folio Society, 1964. Hardcover. Good. 1964. Second Impression. 242 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Beige slipcase. Rough-cut pages. Black and white illustrated plates. Light thumb marking and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges. Hinges are lightly cracked and exposing netting but boards remain firmly attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning, staining and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Slipcase is moderately stained, scuffed and torn with visible splitting and chipping to joints.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1685946468TMB
- Title
- Thomas Wolsey, Late Cardinal, His Life And Death Written By George Cavendish His Gentleman-usher.
- Author
- George Cavendish
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Date Published
- 1964
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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