CHARLES READE - 21 Volume Leather-Bound Set
by Reade, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ (Book Condition)
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1884. Book. Illus. by Nash, Joseph. Very Good+ (Book Condition). Half-Leather. 12mo. A gorgeous 21-volume illustrated set with midnight-blue leather spines and corners; decorative boards and endpapers; and 5 raised bands and gilt decorations to spines. Superbly bound by Sandorski and Sutcliffe, London, England. All volumes in very good condition. Minimal rubbing to leather. Bindings strong..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Montreal Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 501668
- Title
- CHARLES READE - 21 Volume Leather-Bound Set
- Author
- Reade, Charles
- Illustrator
- Nash, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ (Book Condition)
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1884
- Size
- 12mo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian & Leather-Bound Books; sets;
Terms of Sale
Montreal Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.