1840. AKERMAN, John Yonge. A NUMISMATIC MANUAL. London: Taylor & Walton, 1840. 17 engraved plates at the end, plus wood-engraved text illustrations. xiv,[2],420 pp. 8vo., original brown cloth sides rebacked (though a bit awkwardly) with black cloth, and a hand-written label to spine. Ex-library; bookplate at front pastedown and pencil ownership to half-title. Some scuffing to boards and perimeters, and minor shelfwear at bottom-edges of boards. Front hinge cracked. Two leaves (p. 213-216) are trimmed close to the text block, but without loss of text. Internally clean and complete, and solid overall, it is an acceptable copy.

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Seller: Boston Book Company (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 74294
Title: NUMISMATIC MANUAL
Author: AKERMAN, John Yonge
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Date Published: 1840

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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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Rebacked: having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
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....
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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,...