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THE SMOKER'S TEXT BOOK.
by HAMER, J. MINIATURE BOOK.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Chatto & Windus, 1874.. FOURTH EDITION 1874 (first published in Leeds in 1863), miniature book, approximately 70 x 57 mm, 2¾ x 2¼ inches, finely engraved title page preceding dated letterpress title page, showing nargileh water pipes, tobacco plants, a smoker and scales weighted on one side by a crown and on the other by a smoking pipe, pages: (6), 107, (5), tiny print within double ruled pale green frame, the final 5 pages blank but still with this frame, bound in the original publisher's dark brown cloth, bevelled edges, patterned gilt frame to upper cover (blind stamped on lower cover), circular gilt border encloses gilt title on upper cover, gilt rules and title to spine, all edges gilt, dark brown endpapers. An anthology of prose and verse on tobacco and smoking and the history of the plant. A touch of rubbing to extremities of binding, a few minute marks to lower cover, upper cover bright, front inner paper hinge cracked, binding sound and firm, a couple of faint fox spots on letterpress title page and on one Contents list page, no inscriptions. A very good copy. The volume is dedicated to "all true smokers of every land and clime". Bondy, Miniature Books, page 141; Welsh, page 100, No.3213. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46871
- Title
- THE SMOKER'S TEXT BOOK.
- Author
- HAMER, J. MINIATURE BOOK.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Chatto & Windus, 1874.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- TOBACCO NICOTINE SMOKING SMOKERS MINIATURE BOOK
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
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About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
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- 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...
- 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,...
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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