London/NY: George Routledge and Sons, c. 1880. Hardcover. Good +. 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. xv, 582 pgs, plus adverts. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on cover and spine. B&W frontis. Fold-out facsimile document. No date of publication, but definately latter part of the 19th c. Condition is GOOD+ ; corners and ends of spine bumped and worn, spine darkened and faded, upper text block darkened. Binding tight, text clean. Previous owner, prof Victor Lange's, bookplate on front pastedown. Literary Criticism. RGR.

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Bookseller: Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4691
Title: CURIOSITIES OF LITERATURE
Author: Isaac D'Israeli
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good +
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: George Routledge and Sons
Place of Publication: London/NY
Date Published: c. 1880
Bookseller catalogs: Literary Criticism;

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Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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....
Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...