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Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education, With a View of the Principle and Conduct Prevalent Among Women of Rank and Fortune; 2 volumes in one
by More, Hannah
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Mansfield Center, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
George Long. 1814. -. Good; Hardcover; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; New York; Two volumes in one (124 and 130 pages respectively), bound in full calf with burgundy label & gilt rules & lettering on spine. A Good only copy, but well-bound with moderate rubbing on edges & extremities. Appears that a bookplate has been removed from front endpaper with resultant abrasion. Moderate to heavy foxing on endpapers & preliminaries; light scattered foxing throughout text. Dampstain at top of last few pages. Text overall clean, bright and unmarked. Minor signs of insect damage at bottom of front endpapers. Packaged with care and shipped in a box. .
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- Bookseller
- Mount Hope Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26159
- Title
- Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education, With a View of the Principle and Conduct Prevalent Among Women of Rank and Fortune; 2 volumes in one
- Author
- More, Hannah
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- -
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Long
- Date Published
- 1814
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- History: Social & Economic;
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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...
- Edges
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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....
- Rubbing
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- New
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- 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...
- Bookplate
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