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English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order; with Copious Illustrations and Examples Drawn from the Best Writers
by George Crabb
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Charles Ewer, 1819. Very Good. Boston: Charles Ewer, 1819. First American Edition, from the Second London Edition, Greatly Enlarged and Corrected. Thick Octavo. 1006 pages; text in double columns. Rebacked with original calf retained. Red spine label with gilt lettering.
Boards a bit warped, with some shallow chipping to original leather along seams with new backing and at tail of spine. Small, old ownership inscription of a "Chas. A. Lewis" with unclear college attribution at top of front free endpaper. Back hinge cracked but secure, with front hinge overly tight. Staining to top page edges about 1.5" out from spine, which has not affected top margins of pages themselves. Opens easily to between a few gatherings, but binding is sound. Pages unmarked.
First published in 1816, this was Crabb's most successful work and remains in print today. This copy from the personal library of journalist and language writer William Safire, with no ownership markings.
Boards a bit warped, with some shallow chipping to original leather along seams with new backing and at tail of spine. Small, old ownership inscription of a "Chas. A. Lewis" with unclear college attribution at top of front free endpaper. Back hinge cracked but secure, with front hinge overly tight. Staining to top page edges about 1.5" out from spine, which has not affected top margins of pages themselves. Opens easily to between a few gatherings, but binding is sound. Pages unmarked.
First published in 1816, this was Crabb's most successful work and remains in print today. This copy from the personal library of journalist and language writer William Safire, with no ownership markings.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5889
- Title
- English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order; with Copious Illustrations and Examples Drawn from the Best Writers
- Author
- George Crabb
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Ewer
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1819
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Glossary
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- Gatherings
- A term used in bookbinding, where a gathering of sheets is folded at the middle, then bound into the binding together. The...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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,...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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...
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