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Memoirs of Mrs. Siddons. Interspersed with Anecdotes of Authors and Actors. Second Edition, in Two Volumes ( Morrell Binders )
by Boaden, James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831. Two volumes bound in contemporary half dark brown morocco over marbled boards, five broad raised bands with gilt lettering back, marbled end papers and edges, an engraved frontispiece portrait of Siddons in Vol. 1. Very Good, light rubbing at edges and joints, marginal dampstain bottom corner first 75 pp. of Vol. I not affecting text, period bookplates of James McDonald with the inscription "Nec Tempore Nec Fato". A handsome set, well bound in signed Morrell binding, internally quite nice, and rather uncommon in collectible condition. . . Second British Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008136
- Title
- Memoirs of Mrs. Siddons. Interspersed with Anecdotes of Authors and Actors. Second Edition, in Two Volumes ( Morrell Binders )
- Author
- Boaden, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Second British Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1831
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- The Theatre; Fine Bindings;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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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.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
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