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Paper Against Gold
by Cobbett, William
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
[London]: [N.p.], [1817]. Second Edition. Octavo, [4], 470 numbered columns; G; Contemporary boards, rebacked with paper spine; Title handwritten in ink on spine (in early 19th century hand); Boards show moderate wear and bumping to corners, moderate wear and chipping to head and tail of spine, light soiling overall, and cracking to paper along joints; Front board is loose from (but still attached to) binding; Textblock has moderate age-toning to edges, light age-toning and foxing interiorly; and the bookplate of the Sondley Reference Library on the front pastedown. 1353750. Special Collections.
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Details
- Seller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1353750
- Title
- Paper Against Gold
- Author
- Cobbett, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- [N.p.]
- Place of Publication
- [London]
- Date Published
- [1817]
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
DC's Oldest Rare and Used Bookstore, Second Story Books operates two open shops in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. We have a large internet presence including this website, Amazon, and Ebay, accredited appraisals member ASA, and an in house book binder. For more information go to www.secondstorybooks.com
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....
- 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...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...