Fables by The Late Mr. Gay. In One Volume Complete
by John Gay
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Printed by C. Whittingham for C.G. and J. Robinson, 1801. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1801. No Edition Remarks. 232 pages. Half bound in leather with paper covered boards. Front board nearly fully detached. Ex Libris plate to front pastedown. Moderate staining, foxing and tanning to pages, pastedowns and free endpapers. More prominent to text block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate corner bumping and edge-wear with visible tanning, staining and scuffing overall. Spine has moderate rubbing and tanning with noticeable splitting and crushing to joints and ends.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1678453367MHA
- Title
- Fables by The Late Mr. Gay. In One Volume Complete
- Author
- John Gay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed by C. Whittingham for C.G. and J. Robinson
- Date Published
- 1801
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Half Bound
- ...
- 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...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...