The History of England from the Revolution in 1688, to the Death of George II. Designed as a continuation of Hume. A New Edition (6 Volumes)
by Smollett, T., M.D
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
London: William Allason et al., 1818. Hardcover Octavo. Hardcover. Good. full calf, black labels with gilt lettering and decoration to spines, frontispiece portrait of Smollett in first volume, bookplate of Frederick Smith to front pastedown of each volume, top edges brown, other edges speckled red, 607,595,627,547,572,642 pp front board of first volume loose, wear to the spines especially volume 1, mostly at top and bottom, hinges tight, 6 Volumes
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- Bookseller
- San Francisco Book Company
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53066
- Title
- The History of England from the Revolution in 1688, to the Death of George II. Designed as a continuation of Hume. A New Edition (6 Volumes)
- Author
- Smollett, T., M.D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Hardcover Octavo
- Publisher
- William Allason et al.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1818
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Bookplate
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- Edges
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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