The Whole Duty of Man, Laid down in a Plain and Familiar Way for the Use of All, but especially the Meanest Reader
by Allestree, Richard [attributed to]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Printed for J. Eyre, and Sold by W and J Mount, T and T Page , 1755 . Hardback. . 24mo full calf with 5 raised bands and blind decoration to boards. Engraved frontispiece and title page. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Fair hardback ( leather is edgeworn and scuffed, esp. at outer corners, backboard just held on with stitching, pages age-toned however the text block is tight, clean and unmarked).
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Details
- Bookseller
- High Barn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55206
- Title
- The Whole Duty of Man, Laid down in a Plain and Familiar Way for the Use of All, but especially the Meanest Reader
- Author
- Allestree, Richard [attributed to]
- Format/Binding
- Hardback.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Eyre, and Sold by W and J Mount, T and T Page
- Date Published
- 1755
- Pages
- 303 pp
Terms of Sale
High Barn Books
Payment can be made by Paypal or sterling cheques drawn on UK banks. Books can be returned within 7 days of receipt by prior arrangement with seller.
About the Seller
High Barn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Lancaster, Lancashire
About High Barn Books
Small independent bookseller based in Lancashire UK.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.