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THE WORKS OF MR. FRANCIS RABELAIS DOCTOR IN PHYSICK VOLUMES I AND II IN ONE BOOK
by François Rabelais
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Rarity Press, 1932. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Rarity Press; New York, 1932. Hardcover. Volume 1 and 2 in One Book. A Very Good, pink purple cloth binding with silver illustration on front board and silver lettering on spine, binding intact, heavily sunned spine, some handling/scuffing to boards, bit of sunning to board margins, deckle fore-edge, crimping to spine edges, spine buckram starting to separate from backing material, some age toning to pages, some rubbing to board edges, bit of discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers, rub mark bottom text block corner, small oily spot front board buckram, without Dust wrapper. A nice, overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 350pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1040277
- Title
- THE WORKS OF MR. FRANCIS RABELAIS DOCTOR IN PHYSICK VOLUMES I AND II IN ONE BOOK
- Author
- François Rabelais
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Rarity Press
- Date Published
- 1932
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 2.31 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- 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"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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