A Dictionary Of Biography: Comprising The Most Eminent Characters Of All Ages, Nations, And Professions
by Davenport, R. A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Magalia, California, United States
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About This Item
J & B Williams. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. 1842. Later Printing. Leather Bound. FFEP is missing, name/date inked inside front cover, leather covers are rubbed w/some cracking and soiling and tears to the corners, pages lightly toned w/foxing typical of its age, top 1/3rd of RFEP has been torn out, interior hinges starting to crack; 527 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books of Paradise (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B1847
- Title
- A Dictionary Of Biography: Comprising The Most Eminent Characters Of All Ages, Nations, And Professions
- Author
- Davenport, R. A
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J & B Williams
- Date Published
- 1842
- Keywords
- Biographies, Famous People, Dictionaries
Terms of Sale
Books of Paradise
Oversize/heavy books subject to additional p/h. Book is returnable only if not as described, authorization is required.
About the Seller
Books of Paradise
Biblio member since 2003
Magalia, California
About Books of Paradise
Books of Paradise was established in January of 1988. We operated a 'mom & pop' general used bookstore until June of 2011 when we closed our doors and "retired" to internet bookselling only. We specialize in used rare and out-of-print books, as well as local history books.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....