The Economy of Human Life with thirty-two elegant wood-cuts by Austin and Hole
by Robert Dodsley
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Vernor and Hood; Longman and Rees; J Harris; Darton and Harvey et al, 1803. Excellent. Very Good. [iv] pp 136 A collection of moral precepts by English publisher, poet and playwright Robert Dodsley. The volume is beautifully illustrated with woodcuts within the text by Austin and Hole from designs by Craig. Attractively bound in tooled decorative calf with gilt decoration to spine, marbled end papers, frontispiece portrait of the author. Very good, the leather is rubbed to edges and spine where a one inch piece is lacking; the binding is sound and the pages clean. Very Good 1803
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christian White Rare Books Ltd. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6864
- Title
- The Economy of Human Life with thirty-two elegant wood-cuts by Austin and Hole
- Author
- Robert Dodsley
- Format/Binding
- Excellent
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Vernor and Hood; Longman and Rees; J Harris; Darton and Harvey et al
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1803
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
About Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
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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...
- 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....
- 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...