The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature (Author's Edition de Lure) 9 volume set: 1, 4, 5, 7, 14, 18, 19, 23, 24.
by John Clark Ridpath
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fair - Cash
- Seller
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Bountiful, Utah, United States
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About This Item
The Globe Publishing Company, 1898. Limited. Leather. Fair - Cash. First volume is signed by the author. Limited to one thousand copies. First volume states ``copy no. 160'. Three-Quarter Leather. Beautiful gold gilt lettering and embellishments on the spine. Marbled paper to cover and front and back pages of books. Heavy rubbing to surfaces, corners and edges. Corners and edges rubbed down to hardboards. Tears and missing pieces to spines of all volumes except volume one. Uneven pages. Soiling to cover and pages. Tissue paper protecting pictures opposite title pages have been drawn on in pencil. Gutters cracked and exposing webbing in volumes 1, 4, 7, 18, and 23. Writing to the bottom edge of textblock on volume 18. Page opposite title page on volume 1 is coming loose and just connected at the bottom. Body of texts appear unmarked. Gold gilt to top edge of pages. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Garden
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 957342
- Title
- The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature (Author's Edition de Lure) 9 volume set: 1, 4, 5, 7, 14, 18, 19, 23, 24.
- Author
- John Clark Ridpath
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair - Cash
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Globe Publishing Company
- Date Published
- 1898
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
The Book Garden
Biblio member since 2012
Bountiful, Utah
About The Book Garden
Just as the Tardis is bigger on the inside – you will just have to see it to believe! We have over 4000 square feet of as many books as we could sort, stack and tower housed inside this innocent looking storefront. We also have inventory off-site, so if you don’t see what you are looking for – just ask! Love the smell of books? Daydream about getting locked in the library? This is the place for you – located at the very center of downtown Bountiful. Selling gently loved books since 1985.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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