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A MISCELLANY CONTAINING SEVERAL TRACTS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS
by Bishop of Cloyne [George Berkeley]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Glendale, California, United States
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About This Item
J. & R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1752. Title page, iii-vi, [2] 9-[268] (all collated). Full calf. Spine with raised bands. Covers have gold frames. All joints and hinges slightly worn and/or cracked but covers holding well by strings. Some brown stains to edges of endpapers and first and last few leaves. The spine is darkened but a nice uncomplicated copy overall with a refreshed label.
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- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 268
- Title
- A MISCELLANY CONTAINING SEVERAL TRACTS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS
- Author
- Bishop of Cloyne [George Berkeley]
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. & R. Tonson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1752
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Philosophy, Religious studies
- Bookseller catalogs
- Some late additions;
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Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
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About Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books LLC, specializes in books from the 16th through 20th century. We stock many books in the field of literature, Western philosophy, Greek classics, the history of ideas, Medicine & Science & fine sets. We are always looking to purchase individual books in our areas of interest.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Edges
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- 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...
- 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....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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