Christopher North: A Memoir of John Wilson, Late Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh
by Gordon, Mrs., Illustrated by Lockhart, J.G., et al
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: W.J. Widdleton, 1872 Good/No Jacket. Edition Not Stated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bound in dark red cloth, with gilt lettering on spine. Corners lightly worn; bumped & chipped at head & tail of spine; spine faded; light scratch across front board. Book plate inside front cover. Binding tight, & interior clean. 484 pages, index. "Compiled from family papers and other sources by his daughter Mrs. Gordon, with an introduction by R. Shelton MacKenzie, D.C.L.". Includes portrait frontispiece; illustrated with engravings by J.G. Lockhart..
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- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B00219
- Title
- Christopher North: A Memoir of John Wilson, Late Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh
- Author
- Gordon, Mrs., Illustrated by Lockhart, J.G., et al
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: W.J. Widdleton, 1872
- Keywords
- LOCKHART, J.G., ET AL
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...