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FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS NINTH EDITION
by John Bartlett
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1891. Hardcover. Good +. 1158 pages. 5 1/2 x 8 in. Tan half calf binding on spine and corners with marbled boards and end papers ,gilt lettering on spine and gilt top edge, five raised bands. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD: Spine lightly cracked on top edge, leather heavily worn on front and back of covers, bookplate of David B. Ogden on inside of front cover. Front and rear hinge cracked, binding sound, pages clean.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1379
- Title
- FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS NINTH EDITION
- Author
- John Bartlett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1891
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Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
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Blue Hill, Maine
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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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