The Four Georges: Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court, and Town Life
de Thackeray, William Makepeace, Illustrated by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good+
- Librería
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: Smith, Elder, and Co. , 1861. Original Cloth. A very nice copy of this novel bound in the original heavily embossed green cloth with gilt spine. First edition, first issue, with the title the same on the half-title page and title-page. The 16 page publishers catalog appended to rear is dated November, 1861. [McCutcheon catalog, 438]. Text free from foxing, as is common for this title. Full page engravings retain original tissue guards, which do show moderate foxing. Light rubbing to cloth at headband and corners very lightly bumped. A very good+ copy of this fragile little book. . Hardcover. Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Librería
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 000457
- Título
- The Four Georges: Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court, and Town Life
- Autor
- Thackeray, William Makepeace, Illustrated by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good+
- Editorial
- Smith, Elder, and Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1861
- Palabras clave
- ENGLISH NINETTENTH CENTURY LITERATURE, FIRST EDITIONS, THACKERAY, ORIGINAL CLOTH WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY
- Catálogos del vendedor
- 19th Century English Literature;
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Headband
- A strip of colored material attached to the text block at the top of the spine of a hard cover book. The same treatment applied...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- 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...