A Rogue's Memoirs; Charles Lamb; Actors
by Augustine Birrell
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1912. Hardcover. Very Good. Handsome compact leather binding of three of Birell's fascinating extended essays. The first, examines various forms of biases in recording history. Half leather with marbled boards. Gilt -decoration to spine. Top edge gilt. Previous owner's name to ffep. Some mild rubbing to leather. Occasional light spotting within. Binding tight. Very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008131
- Title
- A Rogue's Memoirs; Charles Lamb; Actors
- Author
- Augustine Birrell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Arthur L. Humphreys
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- leather_binding, history, biography, acting, historiography,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bindings;
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
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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.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.