THE DOCTOR - Complete In One Volume
by ROBERT SOUTHEY - FINE BINDING
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Longman, Brown, Green And Longman, LONDON, 1848 A gorgeous scarlet leather and cloth binding, with gilt titling to the spine, five raised bands, published in 1848. Hand marbled endpapers, frontispiece portrait in the author at work, at the rear of the book is an engraving of the author's portrait bust, and on the title page is an engraving of the author's study and his 'working view'. A splendid heirloom collectable, with very little wear, and therefore, given the age, this is a Near Fine copy. Please view the photographs. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Special Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine.
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- the booksniffer (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ABE-5780774453
- Title
- THE DOCTOR - Complete In One Volume
- Author
- ROBERT SOUTHEY - FINE BINDING
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Special Edition.
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green And Longman, LONDON
- Date Published
- 1848
- Keywords
- FINE BINDING
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- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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....