The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, Volume II
by Rabelais, Francis and W. Heath Robinson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good- (cloth scuffed, scratched & smudges; edge-worn. spine sunned grey w/ chips & tears to ends; tail has binding exposed. corn
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London, England: The Navarre Society, 1921. Hardcover. Good- (cloth scuffed, scratched & smudges; edge-worn. spine sunned grey w/ chips & tears to ends; tail has binding exposed. corners rubbed; crease to upper front. textblock edges foxed & darkened; abrasions to fore-edge w/ rubbing, chipping. two splits to textblock). blue silken-like boards w/ gilt printing & spine. book xvi, 402 pgs w/ frontispiece, bw plates. top edge gilt. Many unopened pages throughout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 198266
- Title
- The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, Volume II
- Author
- Rabelais, Francis and W. Heath Robinson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good- (cloth scuffed, scratched & smudges; edge-worn. spine sunned grey w/ chips & tears to ends; tail has binding exposed. corn
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Navarre Society
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- Literature Young and Old, french literature, Francis Rabelais ; french literature ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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