The history of Rasselas, prince of Abyssinia. A tale
by Johnson, Samuel
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About This Item
London: John Sharpe, 1822. 12mo, pp. viii, 184; engraved added title page dated 1817 and 3 plates from designs by Richard Westall; contemporary full tan gilt- and blind-tooled calf, gilt spine in 4 compartments, a.e.g., brown endpapers; spine a bit darkened, plates rather foxed, else a very good, sound, attractive copy. Bindery ticket of T. Smyth, Exeter, on front pastedown. Fleeman 59.4R/100.
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- Rulon-Miller Books (US)
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- 44141
- Title
- The history of Rasselas, prince of Abyssinia. A tale
- Author
- Johnson, Samuel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Sharpe
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1822
- Keywords
- samuel , Johnson , English ,
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- Bindings;
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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...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...