Exercises for Ladies; Calculated to Preserve and Improve Beauty, and to Prevent and Correct Personal Defects....
by Walker, Donald
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
London: Thomas Hurst, 1837. Hardcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. xxxvi, 306pp. Maroon cloth, gilt decoration and gilt lettering and decoration to spine, all edges gilt, 36 plates. Front board very loose, binding is tight, chipping to head and tail of spine, light foxing to preliminary pages, very occasional foxing to text. small amount of dampstaining to several uppe rmargins. Thirty-six plates of in period dress exercising.
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- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004506
- Title
- Exercises for Ladies; Calculated to Preserve and Improve Beauty, and to Prevent and Correct Personal Defects....
- Author
- Walker, Donald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thomas Hurst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
- Pages
- 306
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports;
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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...
- Cloth
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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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
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