A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary And Expositor Of The English Language
by Walker, John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: John F. Watson; Kimber & Richardson; et al, 1815. Fourth Philadelphia from the London Sterotype Edition. Very good- in the publisher's original, full, old growth leather covered boards with a red leather label on the spine with gilt text as well as gilt rules on the spine. An octavo measuring 8 1/4" by 5". While the first free end page is nearly separated the front and rear hinges and joints remain tight and strong. The leather covered boards are rubbed around the edges and worn through at the tips of the boards. The edges of the thick text block are stained light yellow. The end sheets show some foxing and tanning while the text itself is reasonably free of foxing. 960 pages.
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- Bookseller
- Town's End Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB24822
- Title
- A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary And Expositor Of The English Language
- Author
- Walker, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Fourth Philadelphia from the London Sterotype Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John F. Watson; Kimber & Richardson; et al
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1815
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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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...