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(Fine Binding) The Life of Mrs. Godolphin
by Evelyn, John ; Edited by Samuel Lord Bishop of Oxford
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1864. Finely bound in contemporary red morocco over marbled boards, the back intricately gilt, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, at rear states Printed at the Chiswick Press by Charles Whittingham MDCCCXLVIII. Portrait frontis of Mrs. Goldolphin. xviii, 291 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait, genealogical tables. Near Fine, tiny rubs at edges. This edition published by Longman uncommon in current commerce. WorldCat locates 8 institutional holdings. . Later Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009795
- Title
- (Fine Binding) The Life of Mrs. Godolphin
- Author
- Evelyn, John ; Edited by Samuel Lord Bishop of Oxford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1864
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Fine Bindings; Nineteenth Century;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Worldcat
- Worldcat is a collaborative effort produced by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) and supported and used by 72,000 libraries...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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