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Critical and Historical Essays (3 volumes)
by Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1853. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo.. A very handsome three volume set, bound in threequarter tan calf and marbled boards with elaborate gilt pattern to spine and raised bands. Gilt is bright but there is minor wear to Vol III and rubbing to spine labels. Bindings by Riley of Manchester. Edges are rubbed. Internally the bindings are tight. Pages are age-tanned but clean. Previous owner's signature on inner flyleaf. 1853
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- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2811
- Title
- Critical and Historical Essays (3 volumes)
- Author
- Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1853
- Size
- 8vo.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Reader’s Books
Biblio member since 2019
Petworth, West Sussex
About Reader’s Books
Market town general antiquarian book shop specialising in literature, travel and history.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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