London, New York & Bombay: Longmans, Green and Co., 1899. In this late work by the famed Irish historian (1838-1903) he treats the ethical problems of ordinary life from a rationalistic perspective. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the Second Impression of the First Edition. Green cloth binding, ruled, with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; xv, 328 pages, with the bonus of a 32-page publisher's catalogue in the rear. Previous-owned signatures (1899) on the FFEP. Mild bumps, top is dusty. No dustwrapper.. Second Impression. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Quercus Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004258
Title: The Map of Life. Conduct and Character
Author: Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good (Plus)
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: Second Impression
Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co.
Place of Publication: London, New York & Bombay
Date Published: 1899
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.

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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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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....
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Bumps: Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...