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The Book-Hunter Etc.
by Burton, John Hill
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1862. First Edition. Several un-cut top edges. Original flat brown endpapers, minor aging, clean and tight. Decorative binding in light and dark brown with black stamped bordering, rippled spine, bumped head and foot of spine, bumped and worn corners. 384p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Engravings / Chapter Vignettes. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB10933
- Title
- The Book-Hunter Etc.
- Author
- Burton, John Hill
- Illustrator
- Engravings / Chapter Vignettes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Blackwood & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1862
- Keywords
- Books on Books, Collecting Books, Books About Books, Bibliographhy, Collecting Antiquarian Books, Antiques and Collectibles
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books on Books;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Clausen Books, RMABA
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
Biblio member since 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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