Observations, Anecdotes, and Characters, of Books and Men
by Rev. Joseph Spence
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: John Murray, 1820. Hardcover. First Edition, published simultaneously with the Singer edition. 5 x 8in. viii. 302pp. Bound in recent three quarters polished calf over marbled boards. Spine with leather title label and decoration. New endpapers. NEAR FINE. The text-block shows extremely light foxing at the earliest and latest parts of the text-block, else Fine/As New. As pictured.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- North Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30758
- Title
- Observations, Anecdotes, and Characters, of Books and Men
- Author
- Rev. Joseph Spence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1820
Terms of Sale
North Books: Used & Rare
We accept all major credit cards via the Biblio.com Shopping Cart. We accept checks and money orders when purchases are made by written correspondence or by phone. Payment by installments are considered on an individual customer basis. Customers have 14 days to return a purchased item(s) which do not meet their original description. We offer free shipping on all standard (octavo) sized volumes.
About the Seller
North Books: Used & Rare
Biblio member since 2012
St. Louis, Missouri
About North Books: Used & Rare
Each item in our inventory has been carefully inspected, photographed and exhaustively described to meet the standards of the discerning book buyer. Rest assured that each of our orders are packed with the utmost care to ensure safe arrival. We encourage interested parties to contact us with any questions or concerns whatsoever.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- 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"...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...