THE EPICUREAN, A TALE; AND ALCIPHRON, A POEM
by Moore, Thomas
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Calumet, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
London: John Macrone, 1839. Full Leather Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. (12)238,67pp. With vignette illustrations by J. M. W. Turner consisiting of 4 full-page tissue-covered plates. Bound by Root & Son in period leather with gilt-stamped spine & raised bands front inner hinge being split, half of one spine label missing, spine quite darkened. Gilt top. Bookplate of Charles & Helen Coulter. Interior vg. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Harbinger Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22055
- Title
- THE EPICUREAN, A TALE; AND ALCIPHRON, A POEM
- Author
- Moore, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Macrone
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1839
- Keywords
- J. M. W. TURNER
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About the Seller
Harbinger Books
Biblio member since 2007
Calumet, Michigan
About Harbinger Books
Harbinger Books is actively engaged in the used, out-of-print & rare book business, specializing in "library-quality" books of all descriptions. We aim to please. Thank You. Tom
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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