The Complete Works of John Ruskin, LLD, in Twenty-Six Volumes (Volume Three: Stones of Venice III--the Fall)
by Ruskin, John
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Bryan, Taylor, & Company, 1894. Volume three only; ex-library; limited, numbered edition; #559 of 750 copies; quarter bound in leather with green buckram boards; cover rubbed/soiled, board edges lightly bumped/rubbed, spine very rubbed, corners and spine ends very rubbed/bumped with chipping and minor tearing, library code gilt on bottom spine end; edges lightly age-toned/faintly soiled, top edges gilt; front pastedown has ex libris; ffep has light soiling/stamp in blue ink; copyright page has minor soiling/ library stamp in blue ink and code in pencil; text block faintly age-toned; rear endpaper has library due date form, rear pastedown has library card pocket; binding tight; cover, edges, and interior intact and clean except as noted.. leather_bound. Good.
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- Munster & Company, LLC
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- Title
- The Complete Works of John Ruskin, LLD, in Twenty-Six Volumes (Volume Three: Stones of Venice III--the Fall)
- Author
- Ruskin, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bryan, Taylor, & Company
- Date Published
- 1894
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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...
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