Henry Esmond and Lovel the Widower
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., 1870 From the Illustrated Library Edition series of Thackeray’s novels, however this is not a library book. Four books in 1 volume: books 1- 3 of Henry Esmond plus Lovel. Condition notes: (v), 367 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, brown eps, steel engraving frontis w/ tissue guard; a.e. sunned, t.e. dusty, eps toned. Cover: dk green cloth, publisher’s device blindstamped front/back, gilt titles spine; lt shelfwear, extrems modestly worn.
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- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037940
- Title
- Henry Esmond and Lovel the Widower
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fields, Osgood, & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1870
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Classic literature
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Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.