A PROVINCIAL GLOSSARY; WITH A COLLECTION OF LOCAL PROVERBS, AND POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS
by Grose, Francis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: S. Hooper, 1790. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; unpaginated; G; Bound in Brown leather with gilt lettering on red spine label; silk bookmark; Boards have crumbling and flaking to leather, bumping and rubbing to corners, rubbing along edges, splitting along front joint; Textblock has waviness to pages, age toning to pages, foxing to pages, dark brown marks on second and third pages; RWO. 1359003. Special Collections.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1359003
- Title
- A PROVINCIAL GLOSSARY; WITH A COLLECTION OF LOCAL PROVERBS, AND POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS
- Author
- Grose, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- S. Hooper
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1790
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About the Seller
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....