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Proverbial Philosophy
by Tupper, Martin F. [Fore-edge Painting]
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Hatchard, 1853. Thirteenth Edition. Full leather. Very good. Thirteenth edition of Proverbial Philosophy by Martin F. Tupper, with a fore-edge painting depicting a golfing scene.. Twelvemo, viii, 514pp, [4pp ads]. Full green morocco, decorative gilt border on covers with blind stamped motif in center. Title stamped in gilt on spine, raised bands with gilt embellishments. All edges gilt. Pale yellow endpapers with decorative gilt turn-ins. Board edges rubbed, lower corners bumped. Spine rubbed, lightly worn at tips. Front endpapers partially cracked at hinge, but binding is solid. Occasional pencil marks on text pages. Frontispiece portrait with tissue cover. Bookseller's label on front pastedown. Previous owner's name in ink on front free endpaper. Features a fore-edge painting of golfers out on the course with clubhouse in background. A nice example.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13750
- Title
- Proverbial Philosophy
- Author
- Tupper, Martin F. [Fore-edge Painting]
- Illustrator
- Thirteenth edition of Proverbial Philosophy by Martin F. Tupper, with a fore-edge painting depicting a golfing scene.
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Thirteenth Edition
- Publisher
- T. Hatchard
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- Martin F Tupper, Martin Farquhar Tupper, Proverbial Philosophy Tupper, fore-edge painting, fore edge painting, Modern Pyramid Tupper
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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....
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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,...
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