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Mr Pepys of Seething Lane by Abernethy, Cecil
- Bookseller: Old Goat Books
(CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 1013897
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: NF.
- Jacket condition: VG+. Light wear to DJ spine top and corners.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: White Lion
- Date published: 1974
- Pages: 384 pages.
Description
White Lion, 1974. Hardcover. NF./VG+. Light wear to DJ spine top and corners.. Hardcover 8vo. Originally published by Allen in 1958. A mix of history and biography cover late 17th century London. Heavy book may require more postage. Hardcover
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
NF : Near fine condition
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. Also known as the back.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
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