The Professor at the Breakfast-Table
by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
A$36.94A$25.86
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: John Walker, 1890. Not Dated c1890. Tan Leather bds with bright Gilt titles (light rubbed to spine ends) bright Gilt to all edges, Green marbled eps, Two tone text and vignette to title page, pp 315 bright interior is unread, light foxed to half title and rear page of text.. Edition Unstated. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9533
- Title
- The Professor at the Breakfast-Table
- Author
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Publisher
- John Walker
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1890
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
Terms of Sale
Ariel Books
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
We are a small friendly book store stocking a unique selection of rare and out of print books. Currently we are searching for a suitable new location but have had an open book shop since 1998.
Glossary
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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