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The Club; in a Dialogue between Father and Son
by (PUCKLE, James)
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- very good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, 1817. Limited. hardcover. very good. Frontispiece portrait of Puckle; decorative title, and 27 small wood engravings by Thurston and James Thompson. [10], x, 96 pages. Short 4to, in an fine contemporary binding of diced Russia covers, the boards with armorial centerpiece surrounded by elaborate gilt and blind-stamped foliate borders. Red morocco spine, presumably later, but equally ornate; inner & outer dentelles, marbled edges. London: Printed for the proprietor by John Johnson, and sold by Longman, et al., 1817. The frontis and title are foxed and dampstained but other pages generally quite clean. A very good copy in very attractive and intriguing early binding.<br/> <br/> Limited Edition - one of only 200 large paper copies, with the illustrations printed on smooth paper and skillfully laid in. Reprint of the 1711 edition of this popular collection of character sketches, embellished by Thurston illustrations. "A neat edition." Lowndes 2005.<br/> <br/>
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Details
- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 272325
- Title
- The Club; in a Dialogue between Father and Son
- Author
- (PUCKLE, James)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited
- Publisher
- Longmans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1817
- Keywords
- PUCKLE,James
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About the Seller
Argosy Book Store
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New York, New York
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Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
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