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Literary Reminiscences and Gleanings
by Procter Richard Wright
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Manchester, Great Britain: Thomas Dinham & Co, 1860. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. Small 8vo. 1st edition. Small 8vo. 162 pages with a number of good illustrations by James Stephenson and William Norton. A fascinating local book by the noted Manchester author Richard Wright Procter. In original half leather binding with most attractive marbled end papers which bear unobtrusive pieces of Sellotape. Top edge gilt. The binding is very pleasing in morocco leather with raised bands and gilt work on the spine. The binding shows hardly any wear. Internally a very good tight copy. Very Good+.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Delph Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011564
- Title
- Literary Reminiscences and Gleanings
- Author
- Procter Richard Wright
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Dinham & Co
- Place of Publication
- Manchester, Great Britain
- Date Published
- 1860
- Keywords
- MANCHESTER RICHARD WRIGHT PROCTER REMINISCENCES
- Size
- Small 8vo
Terms of Sale
Delph Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Delph Books
Biblio member since 2015
Manchester, Greater Manchester
About Delph Books
I have been dealing in books for over 40 years now, and I am a long standing member of the P.B.F.A. (Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association). I have a book room at home and regularly exhibit at fairs mainly in the North of England.
Glossary
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...