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The Vicar of Wakefield / The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia: A Tale
by Goldsmith, Oliver / Samuel Johnson
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No jacket
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: American Publishers Corporation. Reprint. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. Multiple sections plus advertising. Also includes "Paul and Virginia," and The History of Rasselas, Prince Of Abyssinia, A Tale by Samuel Johnson. Burgundy cloth binding with gilt titles on spine, gilt top edge. Some spotting of cover with scratches and fading, edge wear, corners and spine ends bumped, spine and gilt a little faded, small chip in top of spine, front hinge weak, former owner's name "Miss Sue Sheetz" on front free end paper, interior pages tanning, binding otherwise tight.
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- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01160
- Title
- The Vicar of Wakefield / The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver / Samuel Johnson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- American Publishers Corporation
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- fiction, collections, classics, literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Scraps of American History
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
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