Busy Body
by Mr Oulton
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dj As called for
- Seller
-
Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo, Ireland
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Dublin: William Porter , 1789. A rare book bound in full leather hinges starting & cracked but holding well spine darkened red label with gilt titles.. First Dublin Edition. Full Brown Calf.. Good/No Dj As called for. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vanessa Parker Rare Books (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004018
- Title
- Busy Body
- Author
- Mr Oulton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dj As called for
- Edition
- First Dublin Edition
- Publisher
- William Porter
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1789
- Keywords
- Rare Dublin Printing . Rare Irish Book, , Dublin Printing, 18thc Irish Literature.
- Bookseller catalogs
- 18th/19thc Literature; English & Irish Literature; Irish; Irish History;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Vanessa Parker Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Vanessa Parker Rare Books
Biblio member since 2011
Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo
About Vanessa Parker Rare Books
We are the most westerly Books and antiques shop in Europe ,trading in rare & used books since 1977,we operate from a 17thc Irish thatched cottage overlooking the beautiful Clew bay in the West of Ireland, which is stuffed to the rafters with books including secondhand, Antiquarian, to Fine & Rare books, with an emphasis on children`s, illustrated, Irish, country persuits, literature, poetry & much more. We also have a very large selection of genuine old Prints wrapped ready for framing, and Antiques. Only a fraction of our stock is online See our website www.antiquesandbooks.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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,...
- 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...