The Eighth Commandment
by Reade, Charles
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1860. Hardcover. GOOD. Good. Small octavo, gilt spine lettering, blind stamped borders and T&F design to both boards. Front hinge cracked and shaken, tips worn, backstrip chipped at both ends, otherwise a sound, unmarked, and presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arches Bookhouse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 820
- Title
- The Eighth Commandment
- Author
- Reade, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Boston: Ticknor & Fields
- Date Published
- 1860
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Terms of Sale
Arches Bookhouse
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Arches Bookhouse
Biblio member since 2022
Portland, Oregon
About Arches Bookhouse
Brick & mortar humanities bookshop in Portland, OR. Philosophy, history, theology, literature, art.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...