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The Lives, Amours and Misfortunes of Abelard and Heloise
by Abelard, Peter ; illustrated by E. A. Cox
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, New York, United States
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About This Item
Essex: F. Lewis Publishers Ltd, 1947. First Edition in this Format. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good, bound in red cloth covered boards with gilt titles; and a Good- price-clipped dust jacket. Chipping and a large piece missing from jacket at top of spine with significant edge wear, jacket presents well in mylar cover. Previous owner book plate on inside front cover. Text is clean and unmarked. Vibrant illustrations throughout. 4to. 10 1/4"h x 8 1/2"w.
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- Bookseller
- Evolving Lens Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17199
- Title
- The Lives, Amours and Misfortunes of Abelard and Heloise
- Author
- Abelard, Peter ; illustrated by E. A. Cox
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition in this Format
- Publisher
- F. Lewis Publishers Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Essex
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- history, religion
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
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