POOR JACK
by MARRYAT, Captain
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
1840. MARRYAT, Captain. POOR JACK. With illustrations by Clarkson Stanfield. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1840. 8vo., marbled boards backed in crushed blue morocco; spine in gilt, a.e.g. Front hinge is starting and frontispiece is partially disbound. Small signature at ffep. Otherwise, a rather clean and tight copy in very good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boston Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54430
- Title
- POOR JACK
- Author
- MARRYAT, Captain
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1840
Terms of Sale
Boston Book Company
15 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Boston Book Company
Biblio member since 2006
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
About Boston Book Company
Specializing in East Asian Books with Aesthetic Interest, Japanese Books with Original Art, English and American Literature, Women's Books and the Generally Intriguing!
Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.