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THE HISTORY OF THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE SECOND, AND THE AGE IN WHICH HE LIVED (5 VOLUME SET - COMPLETE)
by George Lord Lyttelton
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
-
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London; J. Dodsley, 1769 - 1772. Hardcover. Good +. 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. Vol 1 - viii, 487 pgs. Vols 1 through 4 are printed in 1769, vol 5 in 1772. Uniformly bound in brown calf with gilt rules on covers, 5 raised bands on spine, gilt decoration on spines, calf labels. Condition of the books is GOOD+ ; all have edge wear and hinges cracking or starting, all covers present. Covers have wear and rubbing. Spines have crackling and all labels either partly or wholly missing. Vol 4 the front cover is detached, along with the endpaper and following blank pg. All have toned borders to endpapers and mild foxing to text. All have contemporary engraved armorial bookplate belonging to John Hare of the Inner Temple. History. RGR.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9367
- Title
- THE HISTORY OF THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE SECOND, AND THE AGE IN WHICH HE LIVED (5 VOLUME SET - COMPLETE)
- Author
- George Lord Lyttelton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London; J. Dodsley
- Date Published
- 1769 - 1772
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
Biblio member since 2008
Blue Hill, Maine
About Andre Strong Bookseller
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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.
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
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