The Adventures of Roderick Random
by T.Smollett
- Used
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Farningham, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: James Cochrane and Co., 1831 A nice copy in three quarter calf with marbled boards and edges. Raised bands with gilt decorated panels, black title panel. Light rubbing to spine ends and corners. 496pp with amusing plates by Cruikshank.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wadard Books PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13580s1
- Title
- The Adventures of Roderick Random
- Author
- T.Smollett
- Illustrator
- George Cruikshank
- Format/Binding
- Three-Quarter Calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- James Cochrane and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1831
- Size
- 170x110mm
Terms of Sale
Wadard Books PBFA
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
Wadard Books PBFA
Biblio member since 2014
Farningham, Kent
About Wadard Books PBFA
The shop of Wadard Books is located in a listed 17th century timber framed building in the historic Kentish village of Farningham. The business is named after Wadard, one of Farningham's Domesday landlords, a henchman of Bishop Odo and featured on the Bayeaux tapestry.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.