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A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1888. Three-quarter polished calf over marbled boards, raised bands, red and brown morocco title labels, gilt title and decorations, ruled and tooled, t.e.g., (7.25 x 5 inches). 243 pages with Index; illustrated with portrait and facsimile letter. Showing just light wear, internally clean and tight. Handsomely bound in leather with a strong shelf presence. Leather. Near Fine. Octavo.
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- Bookseller
- Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005694
- Title
- A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Thackeray; Leather Binding
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bound Books;
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About the Seller
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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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