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An Historical and Critical Account of the Life and Writings of James the First King of Great Britain. after the Manner of Mr. Bayle. Drawn from Original Writers and State-Papers / by William Harris
by Harris, William (1720-1770)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London : Printed for James Waugh, 1753. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked full aniline calf. Raised bands with spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 255 pages; Physical desc. : xv[i. E. Xiv], [2],255, [5]p. Subject: James I, King of England, 1566-1625. Scotland - Kings and rulers - Biography - Early works to 1800. Great Britain - History - James I, 1603-1625
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 166097
- Title
- An Historical and Critical Account of the Life and Writings of James the First King of Great Britain. after the Manner of Mr. Bayle. Drawn from Original Writers and State-Papers / by William Harris
- Author
- Harris, William (1720-1770)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Printed for James Waugh
- Date Published
- 1753
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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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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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