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FROM CHAUCER TO TENNYSON ENGLISH LITERATURE IN EIGHT CHAPTERS WITH SELECTIONS FROM THIRTY AUTHORS
by BEERS, Henry A
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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ELLSWORTH, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Publisher's green cloth, octavo, pp. 302. Previous owner name, Latin motto, and personal inventory number on front pastedown. Some mottling to cloth in gutters. Shelf rubbing at spine ends, board tips, and bottom edges. Front hinge is cracked. The brown endpapers are brittle and subject to small pieces flaking off. Serviceable for consultation, withal. Chautauqua Course 1890-1891.
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- Bookseller
- T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3277
- Title
- FROM CHAUCER TO TENNYSON ENGLISH LITERATURE IN EIGHT CHAPTERS WITH SELECTIONS FROM THIRTY AUTHORS
- Author
- BEERS, Henry A
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Chautauqua Press, 1890
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary Criticism;
Terms of Sale
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
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About the Seller
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Biblio member since 2013
ELLSWORTH, Maine
About T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Thomas Brennan was established professionally as a Bookseller in 1998 and still exhibits annually at several antiquarian book fairs. He has 25 years full-time experience in the Book Trade and is a member in good standing of The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB); The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA); The Ephemera Society of America; and The Manuscript Society.
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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