The Letters of Charles Lamb: In Which Many Mutilated Words and Passages Have Been Restored to Their Original Form
by Lamb, Charles & Henry H. Harper
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1905. Used - Acceptable. 1905. Paper covered boards. Five volume set. First volume folio, other volumes quarto. From a limited printing of 470 copies. Illustrated. Each volume encased in a double slipcase. First volume's slipcase is severely damaged, with multiple pieces detached. Slipcases of other volumes noticeably worn and smudged, with deep toning and chipping to title labels. Mild shelf wear to boards. Bindings are sound. Significant foxing to pages which remain otherwise clean and unmarked. Altogether a complete set with very sound volumes within rather worn slipcases. (Subject: Literary Criticism.)
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- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- er003453
- Title
- The Letters of Charles Lamb: In Which Many Mutilated Words and Passages Have Been Restored to Their Original Form
- Author
- Lamb, Charles & Henry H. Harper
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1905
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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Chicago, Illinois
About Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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Glossary
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...