The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure Containing News, Letters, Debates, Poetry, Music, Biography, History, Geography, Voyages, Criticism, Translations, Philosophy, Mathematics, Husbandry, Gardening, Cooking, Chemistry, Mechanics, Trade, Navigation, Architecture and other Arts and Sciences ... Vol. LXXX (1786). [With 16 of 17 Copperplate Engravings]
de Bent, William
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good
- Librería
-
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: William Bent, 1787. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 384 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in quarter tan calf, with marbled paper covered boards. The binding is rubbed, and the boards show some normal scuffs. Raised bands on the spine. A little chipping at the headcap. Prior owner's signature "T. Smith / 1786" on the front flyleaf in a fine hand. There is some foxing to the text. Some offsetting to the paper on the pages opposite the engravings. This volume contains 16 of 17 plates, lacking the map of New Holland at page 137. Page 140 has a small tear on the upper edge, near the gutter. This volume runs from January to June, 1787 and contains the supplement and the Index at the rear.
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- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 043815
- Título
- The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure Containing News, Letters, Debates, Poetry, Music, Biography, History, Geography, Voyages, Criticism, Translations, Philosophy, Mathematics, Husbandry, Gardening, Cooking, Chemistry, Mechanics, Trade, Navigation, Architecture and other Arts and Sciences ... Vol. LXXX (1786). [With 16 of 17 Copperplate Engravings]
- Autor
- Bent, William
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition First Printing
- Editorial
- William Bent
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1787
- Palabras clave
- 1787; William Bent; Universal Magazine; 18th Century; Engravings; Arts; Sciences; Journal; Knowledge; Rare; Collectible; Leather Binding; Copperplate; Illustrated; Plates.
- Catálogos del vendedor
- General Antiquarian & Rare; Leather Bindings; World History;
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Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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Greensboro, North Carolina
Sobre Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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"...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat 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....
- 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...
