The Art Of Amusing A Collection Of Graceful Arts, Games, Tricks, Puzzles, And Charades
by Bellew, Frank.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Carlisle, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Camden Hotten, London, n.d. (advertisements dated1871). 299pp + 20p ads., with b/w illus throughout. Conjuring, 'parlour arts', theatrical performances and other entertainments. Cloth boards, scuffed and little bumped and marked. Extremities little frayed. Contents little foxed and browned with marginal damp staining to a few pages. Stitching to 16 pages a little loose, hinge being a little cracked. 19th century bookplate inside front cover. 19x13cms.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jane & John Kinnaird (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 693
- Title
- The Art Of Amusing A Collection Of Graceful Arts, Games, Tricks, Puzzles, And Charades
- Author
- Bellew, Frank.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Camden Hotten, London, n.d. (advertisements dated1871).
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
Terms of Sale
Jane & John Kinnaird
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About the Seller
Jane & John Kinnaird
Biblio member since 2006
Carlisle
About Jane & John Kinnaird
Keswick Bookshop: We have a bookshop in Keswick in the English Lake District with antiquarian and secondhand books on most subjects and a selection of maps and prints.
Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...