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The Real Story of John Carteret Pilkington
by Pilkington, John Carteret
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
-
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, 1760. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 314p quarto. Nicely rebound in cream boards with quarter leather brown calf along spine, and new end papers. Signed by Pilkington on the title page.
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- Bookseller
- Old New York Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50005
- Title
- The Real Story of John Carteret Pilkington
- Author
- Pilkington, John Carteret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1760
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
Terms of Sale
Old New York Book Shop
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About the Seller
Old New York Book Shop
Biblio member since 2017
Atlanta, Georgia
About Old New York Book Shop
The Old New York Book Shop was founded in 1971. I was located at 1069 Juniper St in Atlanta for more than 25 years. After the advent of the internet I moved to my home. I am a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America). All books are returnable for any reason within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. Books are described in adherence to the strict code of ethics and professionalism employed by the ABAA.
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- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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"...
- 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...
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