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Guide to Carlyle (Vol. I -- In Dustjacket)
by Augustus Ralli
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1920. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1920 1st edition of Vol. I, IN ITS UNCOMMON ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. Tight and VG+ (inconspicuous staining along the top-edge) in a crisp, VG+ example of the elusive printed dustjacket, with just a touch of light creasing and chipping along the spine ends. Octavo, "A critical biography of Carlyle, with complete analysis of his works." (from the front cover).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20836
- Title
- Guide to Carlyle (Vol. I -- In Dustjacket)
- Author
- Augustus Ralli
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- rare literary biography, rare Thomas Carlyle, rare philosophy, Thomas Carlyle, rare Scottish philosophy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
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