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Essays Selected from Montaigne with a Sketch of tyhe Life of the author.
by Montaigne
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good, moderate wear to covers, spine sunned, contents near fine.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
London.: T. Cadell, Jun. & W. Davies. and E. Harding., 1800. Contemporary half red leather over marbled boards, gilt spine title.. Very good, moderate wear to covers, spine sunned, contents near fine. . 12mo., 18x10.5 cm.. weight: 0.7 lb.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355997
- Title
- Essays Selected from Montaigne with a Sketch of tyhe Life of the author.
- Author
- Montaigne
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary half red leather over marbled boards, gilt spine title.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, moderate wear to covers, spine sunned, contents near fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Cadell, Jun. & W. Davies. and E. Harding.
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1800
- Pages
- xxii, [2], 262, [1] pp.
- Size
- 12mo., 18x10.5 cm.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Essays;
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
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Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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....
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
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