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CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL ESSAYS, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review. (Complete in two volumes)
by Macaulay, Thomas Babington
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- Very Good +/No jacket as issued
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About This Item
London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1856. 1st Edition. Leather. Very Good +/No jacket as issued. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 2 volumes bound in 1. 12mo.,[vol.1] vi, 414, [vol.2] 434pp. Bound in full calf, with boards double ruled in gilt, and spine compartments heavily decorated in gilt. Title on black morocco label on spine. Spot-marbled end papers, with matching marbling on text block edges. (Binding signed by Sotheran Sackville St., London). Minor edge wear to the boards. Front board hinge expertly repaired. Internally bright and clean. A Very Good copy, handsomely bound.
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- Frey Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001438
- Title
- CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL ESSAYS, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review. (Complete in two volumes)
- Author
- Macaulay, Thomas Babington
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- Essay, politics, literature, history, historical
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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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