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SIR THOMAS BROWNE'S WORKS INCLUDING HIS LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE (FOUR VOLUMES)
by Thomas Browne; Simon Wilkin, ed
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Four volumes, 8vo rebound in half morocco by Maurin with five raised bands, gilt titling and decoration, and top edges gilt. 471, 538, 505, 546 pp. Engraved portrait frontis. in vol. 1; fold-out facsimile in vol. 2; reproduction of a monument and plan in vols. 3 and 4. G. Edge wear and rubbing to the leather with minor chipping at spine ends, corners worn through, and flaking along joints. Bindings are strong and boards firmly attached. Text block edges are clean and tight. Name on front flyleaf of volume one. Light foxing to front matter of all volumes; texts are clean. Ships in a box packed with care. International orders will require an additional shipping charge.
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- Bookseller
- Lost Time
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 062723-03case
- Title
- SIR THOMAS BROWNE'S WORKS INCLUDING HIS LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE (FOUR VOLUMES)
- Author
- Thomas Browne; Simon Wilkin, ed
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: William Pickering
- Date Published
- 1836
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Brattleboro, Vermont
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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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Facsimile
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- G
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