An Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth in Opposition to Sophistry and Scepticism
by James Beattie
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Edward and Charles Dilly, 1778. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo.. Sixth edition, corrected. Brown calf boards with handsome gilt decoration to spine and red and gilt title label, Front board has detached and would benefit from simple repair. Otherwise in very good condition. Pages are clean and bright with only very occasional light spotting, particularly to endpapers. Binding is tight. A very good copy 1778
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- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3098
- Title
- An Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth in Opposition to Sophistry and Scepticism
- Author
- James Beattie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Edward and Charles Dilly
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1778
- Size
- 8vo.
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Petworth, West Sussex
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Glossary
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.