Fables by the Late Mr. Gay. In One Volume Complete.
by John Gay
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Boards detached, otherwise in very good condition, text is clean and crisp.
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Rivington, White, Longman, Law, Robinson et al., c. 1792.. Boards detached, otherwise in very good condition, text is clean and crisp.. Binding: Contemporary ½ gilt-lined calf with marble boards, spine in six raised gilt-lined compartments with gilt floral motifs, gilt red morocco label on two, gilt text on six, all edges tinted red, endpapers grey. , Size: 12mo. , Illustration: Complete with wood-engraved frontispiece and a profusion of wood-engraved illustrations to each chapter heading., Pages: P. (4), blank, frontis, title, blank, dedication, blank, contents vii-viii, 1-232, (4)., Category: Book Literature
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- Bookseller
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B3613
- Title
- Fables by the Late Mr. Gay. In One Volume Complete.
- Author
- John Gay
- Book Condition
- Used - Boards detached, otherwise in very good condition, text is clean and crisp.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rivington, White, Longman, Law, Robinson et al.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c. 1792.
- Keywords
- Book Literature
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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