A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain : Volumes I, II and IV (of 4)
by Daniel De Foe, Mr. Richardson and a Gentleman of Eminence
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J and F. Rivington etc, 1769. 7th Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. This is published in 4 volumes, we have volumes I, II and IV. Identicallly bound in full leather with 5 raised bands along the spine, faded gilt decorations, imprinted titles nearly invisible. Wear to edges and rubbing to boards, the top board and front end paper to Volume iV is detached but present. Text blocks firm, pages smooth and clean.
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- Bookseller
- David's Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036060
- Title
- A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain : Volumes I, II and IV (of 4)
- Author
- Daniel De Foe, Mr. Richardson and a Gentleman of Eminence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Publisher
- J and F. Rivington etc
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1769
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
David's Bookshop
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
About David's Bookshop
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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...
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