The Book-Hunter etc.
by Burton, John Hill
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons Ltd., 1882. x, iii, civ (A Memoir of the Author), 427, frontispiece etching of the author, 3 tailpieces and a duo-tone lithograph of "A nook in the author's library". Half black morocco, black cloth, gilt titles and date to compartmented spine, top edge only cut. Copy from the Athenaeum Library Liverpool with their bookplate on the ffep, name and accession no on the spine and with several unobtrusove stamps on plates etc. Leather dry at hinges. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". A New Edition with a Memoir of the Autho. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.
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- Bookseller
- Interquarian
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002555
- Title
- The Book-Hunter etc.
- Author
- Burton, John Hill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- A New Edition with a Memoir of the Autho
- Publisher
- William Blackwood & Sons Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1882
- Keywords
- BIBLIOMANIA COLLECTING ANTIQUES BOOKS BIBLIOPHILE AUCTIONS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; Bibliography, Printing, Bibliophile;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
Terms of Sale
Interquarian
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About the Seller
Interquarian
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Interquarian
Interquarian is an internet-based bookseller specialising in general out-of-print works and antiquarian books. We have been operating successfully for 10 years. Specific books may be seen prior to purchase, by appointment only.
Glossary
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
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