Prefaces Biographical and Critical to the Works of the English Poets, Volume II, John Milton and Samuel Butler
by Johnson, Samuel
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Charleston, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Nichols for C. Bathurst et al. Full tree calf leather with gilt edges, red and black morrocan labels on the spine, gilt spine design and marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed at the hinges and the corners. Strong copy with clean pages. Volume 2 in the 75 volume series. . Very Good. Full-Leather. 1779.
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- Bookseller
- Pensees Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033319
- Title
- Prefaces Biographical and Critical to the Works of the English Poets, Volume II, John Milton and Samuel Butler
- Author
- Johnson, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Nichols for C. Bathurst et al
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1779
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...