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The Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. XIV (14) for the Year 1744
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- Hardcover
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edw.Cave , London 1744. Rebound in later brown cloth, with spine lettering in gilt. Binding in very good Condition. Some minor rubbing on edges. New endpapers. Inside some light tanning. Bookplate on front endpaper (The Society of Genealogists). Inscription on second blank page. Else clean & tight. Size 8.75 x 5.25 inches Text Title, verso blank 716pp With map of Netherlands & a few vignettes. including various indexes. Each month has a nice large engraving at the beginning, with a list of contents underneath. Scarce journal with lots of fascinating information on all subjects historical, literary, scientific and others. CONTENTS INCLUDE: Samuel Johnson's Proceedings and 'Debates in the Senate of Lilliput. Fleet formations, and map of the Netherlands. etc. etc.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 93757
- Title
- The Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. XIV (14) for the Year 1744
- Author
- URBAN, SYLVANUS:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edw.Cave , London 1744
- Keywords
- Literature Gentleman Magazine 1744 Cave Samuel Johnson's Proceedings 'Debates in the Senate of Lilliput. Fleet formations, and map of the Netherlands
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- Verso
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- Bookplate
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- New
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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