The Recreations of Christopher North (The Modern Brithish Essayists, Vol. IV by Wilson, John
- Bookseller: Greenberry House
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 002179
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: Good
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: Not Stated
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Carey and Hart
- Place: Philadelphia
- Date published: 1845
- Subjects:
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays;
Description
Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1845. 307 pages, with publisher's advertisement added and a frontispiece illustration with protective tissue. A collection of the works of John Wilson, a noted writer for Blackwood's Magazine born in Scotland. Brown embossed binding with gilt lettering on spine. Some edge wear to cover, corners badly bumped, spotting to cover and spine a little faded with top edge tattered, interior pages foxed but tiny print still legible.. Not Stated. Original Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book 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. gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example. frontispiece : A portrait or illustration on the page opposing the title page. foxed : A discoloration to paper, brown and yellowish spots. 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. bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending. Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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