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A Provincial Glossary; With A Collection Of Local Proverbs, And Popular Superstitions. A New Edition, Corrected (1811, By Francis Grose); Bound With, A Supplement To The Provincial Glossary Of Francis Grose, Esq. F. S.A.
by Francis Grose; Samuel Pegge
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Edward Jeffrey (1811); J. Nichols, Son, And Bentley (1814), 1811. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Viii, 304; [1], 50. Two Volumes Bound As One. Early Nineteenth Century Half Calf, Orange And Red Patterned Cloth, Marbled Endpapers; Red Morocco Spine Label, With New Black Morocco Spine Label For The Supplement; Top Edge Gilt. Conditioned, Corners Repaired, Furbished, New Black Morocco Spine Label. Contents Generally Clean And Square, A Few Pages With Foxing Or Pencil Marginal Emphasis Lines.
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- Arroyo Seco Books
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- Title
- A Provincial Glossary; With A Collection Of Local Proverbs, And Popular Superstitions. A New Edition, Corrected (1811, By Francis Grose); Bound With, A Supplement To The Provincial Glossary Of Francis Grose, Esq. F. S.A.
- Author
- Francis Grose; Samuel Pegge
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Edward Jeffrey (1811); J. Nichols, Son, And Bentley (1814)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1811
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare And Unusual Books; Antiquarian Books and Leather-Bound Books;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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"...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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