The Enemies of Books
by Blades, William
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Eliot Stock, 1896. 1st edition. Very Good. tall octavo. hardback in decorated cloth xviii + 151pp., b/w pls., text ills., index, Occasional foxing o/w nice copy in bright green cloth with bright gilt illustrated front board & spine titles
Synopsis
Various chapters on the various forms of harm that books can come to.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andrew Barnes Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125053
- Title
- The Enemies of Books
- Author
- Blades, William
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Eliot Stock
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- tall octavo
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About the Seller
Andrew Barnes Booksellers
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MELBOURNE, Victoria
About Andrew Barnes Booksellers
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- 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....
- O/W
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- Octavo
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...