The Handbook of Swindling, and Other Papers
by Jerrold, Walter (Editor)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Walter Scott, 1900. c1900 A selection of Essays by playwight and critic Douglas Jerrold. Green gilt decorated cloth boards, gilded top pages edges, minor rubbing to spine edges to and bottom. Expected browning to end papers, no foxing. Crisp and bright.. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6499
- Title
- The Handbook of Swindling, and Other Papers
- Author
- Jerrold, Walter (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Walter Scott
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Esays, Playwright
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...