London: Longman, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1817. leather_bound. Full maroon morocco.Aeg. Very good. 96 pages. 26.5 x 19 cm. First published 1711. Limited ediiton, Large Paper Copy [Imperial Edition], one of 200. With three ALS laid-in -- two from James Rimell & Son Ltd, a London Bookseller to Edgar H. Wells, rare book dealer in New York from 1921 to 1938 on Madison Ave., discussing the authenticity of the Imperial Edition, and one from Philip Hofer [to Wells] on New York Public Library letterhead, verifying this copy as an Imperial Edition together with bibliographical details for the various editions of this work. All letters dated 1932. Hofer also invites Wells to tea, offering to show him copies of the three issue described in his letter. With a series of engravings drawn by John Thurston. First few leaves toned, mostly marginal; infrequent additional and minor text spotting. Bookplate, half centimeter nick spine head with loss, slight joint rubbing, raised bands, spine panels richly gilt, cover border fillets encase gilt arabesques and corner florets, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. From the Library of Jacques Levy.

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Bookseller: Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 19768
Title: The Club; In A Dialogue Between Father And Son. In Vino Veritas
Author: Puckle, James
Format/Binding: Leather_bound
Book Condition: Used - Full maroon morocco.Aeg. Very good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Longman, Rees, Orme and Brown
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1817
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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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....
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"...
Laid-in: "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
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...
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...