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The Works of Charles Lamb: Letters [2 Volumes]

Name: The Works of Charles Lamb: Letters [2 Volumes]
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Author: Macdonald, William [edited with preface by]; Railton, Herbert [illustrations and portraits by]

by Macdonald, William [edited with preface by]; Railton, Herbert [illustrations and portraits by]

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London: J.M. Dent & Co, 1903. 145/200. Hardcover. Octavo; G+; ivory vellum 1/4 bound spines with gilt text; special 2 volume set; reprints of volumes 11 and 12 from the 12 volume set; a particularly attractive and scarce edition; numbered, limited edition; this no. 145 of 200 of the English edition; blue cloth covered boards have mild wear; spine and edges show slight soiling due to handling; minor rubbing to edges; straight boards; gilt designs to spines; no jackets; textblock head edges gilt; exterior fore and tail edges have age toned modestly; these edges deckled; previous owners' bookplates to front pastedowns; some offsetting to endpapers; light foxing to few first and last pages, including frontispiece; slight defects to hinges to volume 1; frontispiece with tissue guard to each volume; interiors good otherwise; few uncut pages; ribbon markers; illustrated; pp 446+388;

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NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #2. 1358589. FP New Rockville Stock.

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Bookseller: Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1358589
Title: The Works of Charles Lamb: Letters [2 Volumes]
Author: Macdonald, William [edited with preface by]; Railton, Herbert [illustrations and portraits by]
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 145/200
Publisher: J.M. Dent & Co
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1903
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Tail: The heel of the spine.
Vellum: Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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.
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....
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...