American Edition Of The British Encyclopedia, Or Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences
by William Nicholson
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1819. No edition remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Fully bound brown leather with gilt. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy wear with bumped and abraded corners. Spine ends similarly worn and spine itself strongly scuffed. Gilt dulled. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Some additional moderate marks and staining. Front board detaching.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1710424942GEO
- Title
- American Edition Of The British Encyclopedia, Or Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences
- Author
- William Nicholson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Mitchell, Ames and White
- Date Published
- 1819
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...