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The History Of England From The Accession Of James Ii. (Eight Volumes, Three Quarter Calf Bindings)
by Macaulay, Lord Thomas Babington
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1880. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine. Frontispiece. Macaulay's Popular History, In Eight Volumes, Complete. Three Quarter Tan Calf, Five Bands, Black Morocco Spine Labels, Gilt On All Compartments, Marbled Boards And Matching Marbled Edges And Marbled Endpapers. Engraved Bookplate Of C. L. S., Signed And Dated 1900 In Plate "C. L. S.", Engraving Of A Scholarly Monk Playing An Organ. Slight Rubbing, Gilt Brilliant, Clean And A Very Attractive Set.
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 044527
- Title
- The History Of England From The Accession Of James Ii. (Eight Volumes, Three Quarter Calf Bindings)
- Author
- Macaulay, Lord Thomas Babington
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1880
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare And Unusual Books; Europe: History; Antiquarian Books and Leather-Bound Books;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Arroyo Seco Books
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
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