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An Essay to ascertain the Value of Leases and Annuities for years and lives : and to estimate the chances of the Duration of Lives ...
by LEE, WEYMAN:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for S. Birt (& others) 1738. 8vo, pp. xix:(1):470:(6, publisher's advertisements), contemporary full tan calf, gilt rules to sides, spine gilt ruled within raised bands, lettering piece; joints cracked but firm, headband chipped, front free endpaper partly detached. With the half-title printed with advertisements to verso. With the engraved armorial bookplate of Sir Robert Johnson Eden Bart ( 1774-1844) and the signature of T. Eden on title. Rare.
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- Bookseller
- Bristow and Garland
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8033
- Title
- An Essay to ascertain the Value of Leases and Annuities for years and lives : and to estimate the chances of the Duration of Lives ...
- Author
- LEE, WEYMAN:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Printed for S. Birt (& others) 1738.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Economics & Politics;
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About the Seller
Bristow and Garland
Biblio member since 2005
Shaftesbury, Dorset
About Bristow and Garland
Long established antiquarian & secondhand booksellers and dealers in autographs and manuscripts.
Glossary
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- 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,...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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.
- Headband
- A strip of colored material attached to the text block at the top of the spine of a hard cover book. The same treatment applied...
- 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....
- 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...
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