Walton's Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert, and Dr. Robert Sanderson.
by Izaak Walton
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Henry Washbourne, 1858. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1858. No Edition Remarks. 456 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown embossed cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages. Gutters are heavily cracked with the netting exposed but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with visible scuffing and marking overall. Heavy splitting and fraying to joints. Spine has moderate tanning with heavy crushing, fraying and splitting to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.
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- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1666263543RSO
- Title
- Walton's Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert, and Dr. Robert Sanderson.
- Author
- Izaak Walton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry Washbourne
- Date Published
- 1858
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Glossary
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- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...