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The History Of Rasselas, Prince Of Abyssinia: A Tale
by Johnson, Samuel
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U. S. A.: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1887. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. No Edition Or Printing Stated. Includes Fourteen Pages Of Lippincott Advertisements At The End Of The Text. The Book Is Bound In Dark Green Cloth Over Boards With Gilt Lettering On The Spine. The Book Is Worn Through At The Corners And Chipped At The Spine Tips. The Cover Has Moderate Wear. The Hinges Are Cracked. One Line Of Ownership Information Near The Upper Edge Of The Front Pastedown. The Text Appears To Be Clean And Without Notation.
Synopsis
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was the leading literary scholar and critic of his time. A writer of vigor, power, passion, and profundity, he helped to shape and define the Augustan Age.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039775
- Title
- The History Of Rasselas, Prince Of Abyssinia: A Tale
- Author
- Johnson, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U. S. A.
- Date Published
- 1887
- Pages
- 189
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literary Criticism - European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Happiness - Fiction; Ethiopia - Kings And Rulers - Fiction; Princes - Fiction Literary
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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