Memoirs of the Court of Charles II. The King's Account of His Escape from Worcester, as Dictated to Pepys. And, The Boscobel Tracts.
by King Charles II; Sir Walter Scott (ed.)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: George Bell & Sons, 1891. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bohn's Standard Library ed. Boards aged, corners and edges rubbed. Spine sunned, head and heel bumped and rubbed. Binding cracked at front hinge with webbing visible, holding with a good deal of play. Binding cracked at rear hinge with webbing just visible. Ownership stamp on front paste down, else contents unmarked and clean. Small tear at upper right corner of front end paper. Text block toned..
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- Bookseller
- Small World Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 068779
- Title
- Memoirs of the Court of Charles II. The King's Account of His Escape from Worcester, as Dictated to Pepys. And, The Boscobel Tracts.
- Author
- King Charles II; Sir Walter Scott (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Publisher
- George Bell & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- Charles The Fourth Memoirs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- 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....
- 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...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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