The Works Of Charles Lamb
by Charles Lamb
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Moxon, 1852. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1852. No Edition Remarks. 648 pages. Brown leather with gilt decoration to spine. Marbled endpapers and text block edges. Shaky binding due to cracked front hinges, with front free endpaper nearly detached. Pages are mildly tanned, but text remains clear. Mild foxing to endpapers. Moderate thumb-marking throughout. Noticeable water staining to some pages near front of textblock. Boards have heavy shelf-wear, with visible corner bumping and noticeable scuffing to edges. Spine is slightly creased, with visible crushing and moderate splitting to ends. Small water mark to front board. Heavy rubbing and scuffing overall, with various other noticeable marks.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1666165714MEP
- Title
- The Works Of Charles Lamb
- Author
- Charles Lamb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Moxon
- Date Published
- 1852
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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,...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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.
- 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...