JACK HINTON, THE GUARDSMAN
by Charles Lever
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Dublin: William Curry, Jun. Company, 1844. Hardcover. Good. H.K. Browne (Phiz). 396 pages. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. Dark blue half morocco binding with printed paper boards, gilt printing on spine, 5 raised bands, edges of text block gilt, end papers printed, 9 small wood engravings + 27 steel engravings. Condition of the book is GOOD+: wear overall- esp. to spine edges and corners, a few light scuff marks to covers, covers lightly tanned, some pages with light foxing, engravings heavily darkened at edges, binding tight, volume was bound by W. Worsfold, London. Biography, RGR.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5592
- Title
- JACK HINTON, THE GUARDSMAN
- Author
- Charles Lever
- Illustrator
- H.K. Browne (Phiz)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Curry, Jun. Company
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1844
- Keywords
- Binding by Worsford
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Blue Hill, Maine
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in 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...
- 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....
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....