Leipzig: Johann Gottfried Dyck, 1761. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. H. C. Keller. 8vo - over 7¾. 4 parts in 3 volumes and complete of Rabener's Satires, a format then in vogue and influenced by Juvenal and other Classic authors. Set includes several copper engraved plates in each volume, generally meant to be amusing, along with title illustration. Bound in attractive full calf with gilt decoration around perimeter of boards and five raised bands on spine. Spines are a bit dry; leather healthy on boards. Some shelfwear and rubbing along edges and along gutters. Some scattered soilage to pages, yet overall tight and generally clean interiors.

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Bookseller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000877
Title: Satiren (4 in 3 Bande or Volumes)
Author: Rabener, Gottlieb Wilhelm
Illustrator: H. C. Keller
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Sixth Edition
Publisher: Johann Gottfried Dyck
Place of Publication: Leipzig
Date Published: 1761
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...
Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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...
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....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
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...