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A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors Vol. III
by S. Austin Allibone
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Trubner & Co, 1871. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1871. No edition stated. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Black cloth with brown title labels to spine. Volume III. Book has been rebound. Paginated pp 2327-3139. Upper text block edge gilt. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Pencil inscriptions to pre title page. A few dog-eared corners. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Heavy rub marks and blotchy wear overall. Mild loss to spine labels. Gilt is bright.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1640124286BWD
- Title
- A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors Vol. III
- Author
- S. Austin Allibone
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Trubner & Co
- Date Published
- 1871
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
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- 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....
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
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