XIX Century Fiction A Bibliographical Record Based on His Own Collection
by Michael Sadlier
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/Very good+
- Seller
-
Palm Springs, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London & Berkeley: Constable/University of California Press, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good+. Two volumes. 399; 195 pp. Polished gilt buckram, spines lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, solidly fine and free of all markings. Jackets are solid Very Good -- some toning and minor edge chipping and spotting, but solidly presentable in the protective mylar wraps. Nice clean working set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Sky Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4857
- Title
- XIX Century Fiction A Bibliographical Record Based on His Own Collection
- Author
- Michael Sadlier
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Constable/University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- London & Berkeley
- Date Published
- 1951
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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