The Novels of Daniel De Foe
by Defoe, Daniel [Daniel De Foe]
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh: John Ballantyne and Co. And Brown and Crombie, 1810. Leather. Very Good. 12 volumes. 12mo. Full tan calf with triple ruled borders to board edges and tooled border in blind, double burgundy leather spine lables, and the leather coloured black at compartment dividers. All edges marbled, with matching marbled endpapers. Bookplate in each volume. Light wear and scuffing to board edges and spines, some gilt dulled on the spines but overall the set is in good condition, the text is clean and rather fresh. Illustrated with woodcuts.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40818
- Title
- The Novels of Daniel De Foe
- Author
- Defoe, Daniel [Daniel De Foe]
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Ballantyne and Co. And Brown and Crombie
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1810
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...