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The Etymological Spelling-Book and Expositor: An Introduction to the Spelling, Pronunciation, and Derivation of the English Language
by Butter, Henry
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co; et al. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Undated (Author's note dated 1897). New and revised edition. 160pp. Green cloth over heavy card; black titles on front. 12mo. Sun-faded and rubbed spine. Soiled covers. Lightly bumped, rubbed and frayed spine ends, edges and corners; cloth lifting at front corners. Rear card cracked down full length. Dusty top text block edge, all edges foxed and tanned. Endpapers and verso of first/last pages tanned. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Pages have been well thumbed but clean and complete.
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- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Etymological Spelling-Book and Expositor: An Introduction to the Spelling, Pronunciation, and Derivation of the English Language
- Author
- Butter, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co; et al
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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"...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- 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....
- 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,...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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