The Adventures of Gil Blas De Santillane
by Smollett, Tobias
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Redding, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London, 1819 1/2 calf. 8vo., 3 vol., 1/2 polished calf with gilted spine, raised bands over marbled boards. 15 beautiful hand colored aquatint plates by J. Clark, made specially for this edition. Excellent - some very minor foxing and offsetting. A lovely set..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000345
- Title
- The Adventures of Gil Blas De Santillane
- Author
- Smollett, Tobias
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, 1819
Terms of Sale
Quaker Hill Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives not as described or damaged.
About the Seller
Quaker Hill Books
Biblio member since 2009
Redding, Connecticut
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Glossary
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- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...