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BACON
by Church, R. W
- Used
- Condition
- Spine evenly faded to brown, else fine in cloth slipcase. Front flyleaves with facing rust stain from a paper clip
- Seller
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co, 1884. From the"English Men of Letters" series edited by John Morley. Spine evenly faded to brown, else fine in cloth slipcase. Front flyleaves with facing rust stain from a paper clip. From the"English Men of Letters" series edited by John Morley. 8vo. viii, 227p. Extra-Illustrated with 40 plates of portraits and scenes, 11 in color. Bound by Bayntun in full green crushed morocco with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the spine in six panels with gilt titles and panel ornaments, the covers with double fillet and decorative rolled borders, the main panel with large densely gilt cornerpieces.
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- Bookseller
- First Folio
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21467
- Title
- BACON
- Author
- Church, R. W
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine evenly faded to brown, else fine in cloth slipcase. Front flyleaves with facing rust stain from a paper clip
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- From the"English Men of Letters" series edited by John Morley
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1884
- Bookseller catalogs
- FINE BINDINGS;
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About the Seller
First Folio
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Paris, Tennessee
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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