The Life of Cardinal Wolsey, with Notes and Other Illustrations
by Cavendish, George; Notes by Samuel Weller Singer
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed by Thomas Davison for Harding and Lepard, 1827. Second Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Octavo. xxvii, 542 pages. Hardcover bound in 3/4 deep plum morocco with marbled paper-covered boards. All edges marbled. The binding shows light to moderate rubbing and wear. Heavier rubbing to the boards. The hinges are secure and supple and the gilt on the spine is bright. Marbled endpapers. A bit of foxing to the prelims and endpapers, but the text itself is generally clean. Collates complete with 8 engravings. An attractive copy.
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- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 051812
- Title
- The Life of Cardinal Wolsey, with Notes and Other Illustrations
- Author
- Cavendish, George; Notes by Samuel Weller Singer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition.
- Publisher
- Printed by Thomas Davison for Harding and Lepard
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1827
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall
- Weight
- 1.50 lbs
- Keywords
- 1827; George Cavendish; Samuel Weller Singer; Cardinal Wolsey; Great Britain; British; England; History; Copperplate; Leather Binding;; Engravings; 19th Century; Rare; Collectible.
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- Leather Bindings; Great Britain;
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Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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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.
Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
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