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Social Customs
by Hall, Florence Howe
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1887. First edition, 1887. Comprehensive guide to the often arcane conventions of Victorian social manners and customs. Dark blue cloth printed in gilt, top edge gilt, 332 pages. Some rubbing to the corners and a hint of light fraying to the spine ends, rear hinge internally reglued and secure, text block sound, pages clean, name and 1888 date on front free endpaper, no other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047679
- Title
- Social Customs
- Author
- Hall, Florence Howe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Estes and Lauriat
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1887
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- ETIQUETTE VICTORIAN MANNERS MEALS CHAPERONES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Food, Wine and Home Entertainment;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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