The Works of John Burroughs (18 volume set numbered I to XVIII)
by Burroughs, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Decatur, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. Hardcover. Light blue bindings with gilt titles. All of the volumes have light shelfwear / rubbing to spine bottoms and most have some rubbing to spine tops. Three volumes have small light stains on spines and two volumes have very minor ripples on spine cloth. A clean, unmarked set in tight bindings. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Novel Ideas Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 650105
- Title
- The Works of John Burroughs (18 volume set numbered I to XVIII)
- Author
- Burroughs, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Novel Ideas Books
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About the Seller
Novel Ideas Books
Biblio member since 2004
Decatur, Illinois
About Novel Ideas Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...