History of English Literature (Volume I Only)
by Taine, H. A.; Translated from the French by H. Van Laum
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Hurst & Co.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 722 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in burgundy cloth with cover designs embossed in blind and with spine title in gilt. The binding shows light to moderate wear and is a little dust-stained. The text is a bit toned. The title page states Vol. I; this volume comprises 5 "books." No date. Likely circa 1890s
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- Bookseller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047074
- Title
- History of English Literature (Volume I Only)
- Author
- Taine, H. A.; Translated from the French by H. Van Laum
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hurst & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 1.50 lbs
- Keywords
- 1890s; H. A. Taine; H. Van Laum; English Literature; Fiction; 19th Century.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature & Fiction;
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About the Seller
Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2017
Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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- 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
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- 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....
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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