The Duke of Bedford's Book Of Snobs
by Duke of Bedford
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
SIGNED: first edition first printing hardcover in dust jacket Signed by the author on the front free end page; no prior owner marks; tight bind; clean 1/4 cloth cover bright gilt titling; dj edge wear: rubbing at corners and spine ends, short tears at two front panel corners; flap price present dsk
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Details
- Bookseller
- DrPanglossBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 918453
- Title
- The Duke of Bedford's Book Of Snobs
- Author
- Duke of Bedford
- Illustrator
- Nicolas Bentley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Peter Owen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
DrPanglossBooks
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Uncasville, Connecticut
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...