Correspondence between a Mother and her Daughter at School.
by TAYLOR, Mrs. [Ann], and TAYLOR, Jane
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About This Item
Taylor and Hessey, London., 1821. Fifth edition. Small octavo. 164 pages. Engraved frontispiece. Period binding of full tan calf with gilt decoration and rules, marbled edges and endpapers. ''For the purpose of conveying instruction to young people at School...'' (from the prefatory Advertisement).Contemporary (1827) godmotherly gift inscription on first blank. Some foxing to frontispiece. Head of spine slightly chipped. Covers slightly rubbed at the edges. Very good.
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- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TAYLORMR014455
- Title
- Correspondence between a Mother and her Daughter at School.
- Author
- TAYLOR, Mrs. [Ann], and TAYLOR, Jane
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Taylor and Hessey, London.
- Date Published
- 1821
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- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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...