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Anecdote Lives of the Later Wits and Humourists Vol. II
by John Timbs
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Richard Bentley and Son, 1874. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1874. No Edition Remarks. 328 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Text is clear. Both hinges are cracked, front board has loosened. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible sunning & crushing to spine. Noticeable splitting to spine joints, spine remains attached. Minor splits causing fraying to cloth at spine ends. Slight white staining. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.
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Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1683784001BAB
- Title
- Anecdote Lives of the Later Wits and Humourists Vol. II
- Author
- John Timbs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley and Son
- Date Published
- 1874
Terms of Sale
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
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