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Hone's Works ( Four Volumes ) The Every-Day Book and Table Book; or, Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs, and Events , in Three Volumes. with The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information; Etc.
by Hone, William; Illustrated by George Cruikshank and Others
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for Thomas Tegg and Son , 1838. All four volumes published 1838, bound in unsigned contemporary half polished calf over brown pebbled cloth, backs with five raised bands, red morocco labels lettered in gilt, decorations stamped in gilt, matching marbled end pages and page edges, a handsome and quite well-bound set. Near Fine, scant toning to end pages only, small rubs to calf at tips. Vols. I - III with 436 engravings, Vol. IV. with 114, including frontispiece engraving each volume. viii, 1720, viii, 1712, (4), 888, (2), 1646. SCARCE in the 1838 printing and in such lovely condition. . Later Edition. Half Calf Over Buckram Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007806
- Title
- Hone's Works ( Four Volumes ) The Every-Day Book and Table Book; or, Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs, and Events , in Three Volumes. with The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information; Etc.
- Author
- Hone, William; Illustrated by George Cruikshank and Others
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for Thomas Tegg and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1838
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History; Fine Bindings; Nineteenth Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Any book is returnable for any reason within 10 days for a complete refund, as long as it is returned in the same condition as when received. Please notify in advance of return. I accept checks, money orders, Mastercard, Visa, and bank wire transfer.
About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Online bookseller specializing in rare and collectible books in all fields. Books bought and sold from single item to entire collection.
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- Fine
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Raised Band(s)
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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...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
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