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Court and Society; From Elizabeth To Anne
by Montagu, William (The Duke of Manchester)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good +
- Seller
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Jupiter , Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +. 8vo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Two volumes. [14], [1]-405, [4]; [12], [1]-438, [4] pp. Contemporary blue calf binding by Zaemnsdorf with gilt lines to edges, spine with five bands, date, tan and red leather labels, gilt decorations, top edges gilt. Dentelles, marbled endpapers, volume one previous book seller information (in pencil) to verso of free endpaper, rest of text blocks tight and unmarked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1086
- Title
- Court and Society; From Elizabeth To Anne
- Author
- Montagu, William (The Duke of Manchester)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hurst and Blackett
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1864
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
Biblio member since 2012
Jupiter , Florida
About Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
Liberty Book Store, ABAA, FABA, IOBA, with offices in Jupiter Florida, is an online (and by appointment) antiquarian bookstore that BUYS and SELLS RARE and INTERESTING BOOKS. Our primary interests are the American Antebellum period, Association Copies, Automotive, Books With A Story, Floridiana, Maritime History, RR Donnelley bindings, and books of exceptional beauty or scarcity.
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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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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