An Essay on Man
by Pope, Alexander
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- vg
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Andrew Wilson, 1806. Stereotype edition. Hardcover. vg. 12mo. 118pp. Original calf with gilt border and gold-decorated spine. Raised bands. Some scuffing and staining to boards. Rubbing along,-and to head and tail of spine. Dentelles. Ex libris of "John Berwick" on inside of front board and signature of same on free front endpaper. Frontispiece engraving. Foxing to frontis page. Includes "A Critical Essay" by J. Aikin. Overall very good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16439
- Title
- An Essay on Man
- Author
- Pope, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stereotype edition
- Publisher
- Andrew Wilson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1806
- Keywords
- English poets, English poetry, English literature, English writers 18th century, Heroic Couplet
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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