The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson Volume X LECTURES AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Endicott, New York, United States
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About This Item
Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston, 1904. 7.75" X 5.25" in marbled boards with Maroon Leather spine and corners. Fancy gilt spine decoration and lettering. Top edge gilt. Unmarked, Tight and clean. A little wear at bottom corners; heavy rubbing at both ends of spine - but still quite handsome: VERY GOOD condition. 623pp. [AC147]. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- THE BOOK VAULT (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000623
- Title
- The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson Volume X LECTURES AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
- Author
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston
- Date Published
- 1904
- Bookseller catalogs
- literature;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...