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The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan, in England
by ( Morier, James )
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1828. Two volumes bound in contemporary half calf over marbled boards, two black morocco labels with gilt lettering and ornate gilt honeycomb decorations. Unnumbered final leaf in Vol. II, bearing printer's imprint, no half titles. Very Good Plus, from the library of A.H. Butler, his stamp paste downs, boards rubbed at edges, a few very scattered spots of toning else contents are bright and clean. The sequel to the more famous "Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan", this title encountered much less often. Sadlier 1794. An attractive set. . Second Edition. Half Calf Over Marbled Boards. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007736
- Title
- The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan, in England
- Author
- ( Morier, James )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1828
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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