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Doctor Syntax: His Three Tours in Search of the Picturesque, of  Consolation, of a Wife

Doctor Syntax: His Three Tours in Search of the Picturesque, of Consolation, of a Wife

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Doctor Syntax: His Three Tours in Search of the Picturesque, of Consolation, of a Wife

by Combe, William

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London: Frederick Warne & Co. N. D.. 12mo. 376 pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spine and embossed decoration to boards. Chandos Classics edition with coloured illustrations. Wear and bumping to extremities. Binding is loose in parts. Some foxing to fore-edges and scattered cases throughout, but leaves are clear and readable. Includes one colour illustrated plate, as well as a colour illustrated frontispiece. . Good. Gilt-decorated Cloth.

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Bookseller
Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
70687
Title
Doctor Syntax: His Three Tours in Search of the Picturesque, of Consolation, of a Wife
Author
Combe, William
Format/Binding
Gilt-decorated Cloth
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Frederick Warne & Co. N. D.
Place of Publication
London
Size
12mo.
Keywords
Combe,19th Century,Doctor Syntax
Bookseller catalogs
Illustrated; Humour;

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Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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...
Plate
Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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....
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...
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...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...

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