English Prose from Mandeville to Ruskin
by W. Peacock (editor); Austen, More, Sterne, Hume, Pepys etc
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Grant Richards, 1903. Hardcover. Good. Pleasant volume featuring examples of english prose, detailing its evolution from the 14th to the 20th century, with sometimes obscure extracts from some of the great prose stylists. Green cloth with gilt decoration to spine. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Some tanning to page edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Good.
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- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006973
- Title
- English Prose from Mandeville to Ruskin
- Author
- W. Peacock (editor); Austen, More, Sterne, Hume, Pepys etc
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Grant Richards
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- prose, british, writers, essays, letters, guide
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AJ Scruffles
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
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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.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....