Julia de Roubigne, Two Volumes in One : A Tale in a Series of Letters Published by the Author of The Man of Feeling and The Man of the World; A New Edition. To Which is Added the Dying Ode of Julia de Roubigne; not inserted in any former edition.

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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...[more]

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 ...[more]

jacket

Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps aro...[more]

chipping

A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or ...[more]

tight

Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use....[more]

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...[more]

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. A...[more]

New

A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new...[more]