The Compleat English Gentleman
by Defoe Daniel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ambleside, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: David Nutt, 1890 No. 4 of a limited edition of 60 large paper copies signed by the publisher; First Edition; "Edited for the first time from the author's autograph manuscript in the British Museum, with introduction, notes, and index by Karl D. Bulbring"; 76 pages of introductions by the editor; Hardback: quarter navy blue buckram lettered in gilt on blue patterned cloth boards, top edge gilt; Slight signs of use, 2 corners damaged, end-papers foxed, vg.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookfare (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10096
- Title
- The Compleat English Gentleman
- Author
- Defoe Daniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- David Nutt
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Karl D. Bulbring Limited Editions Defoe Manuscripts Eighteenth Century English Literature
Terms of Sale
Bookfare
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About the Seller
Bookfare
Biblio member since 2014
Ambleside, Cumbria
About Bookfare
Established 1977. Having run shops in Edinburgh and Windermere for twenty-five years, Bookfare is now postal business only.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...