THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY [6 VOLUMES]
by Sterne, Laurence
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Dodsley and T. Becket, 1777. Hardcover. 16mo; six volume set; Fair to Good/Hardcovers; bound in full brown leather with gilt labels and volume numbers on paneled spines; light bumping and rubbing to corners and edges of all volumes; cracking at most joints; both boards of vol. IV and front board of vol. VI detached but present; chipping to tail of spine on vol. IV; former owner's name on a front free endpaper of each volume except vol. IV; text blocks age-toned with scattered foxing; complete with frontispiece after Hogarth in vol. I and marbled leaf in vol. III. 1349556. Special Collections.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1349556
- Title
- THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY [6 VOLUMES]
- Author
- Sterne, Laurence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. Dodsley and T. Becket
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1777
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...