The Four Georges: Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court, and Town Life
by Thackeray, William Makepeace, Illustrated by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder, and Co. , 1861. Original Cloth. A very nice copy of this novel bound in the original heavily embossed green cloth with gilt spine. First edition, first issue, with the title the same on the half-title page and title-page. The 16 page publishers catalog appended to rear is dated November, 1861. [McCutcheon catalog, 438]. Text free from foxing, as is common for this title. Full page engravings retain original tissue guards, which do show moderate foxing. Light rubbing to cloth at headband and corners very lightly bumped. A very good+ copy of this fragile little book. . Hardcover. Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000457
- Title
- The Four Georges: Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court, and Town Life
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace, Illustrated by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1861
- Keywords
- ENGLISH NINETTENTH CENTURY LITERATURE, FIRST EDITIONS, THACKERAY, ORIGINAL CLOTH WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century English Literature;
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Headband
- A strip of colored material attached to the text block at the top of the spine of a hard cover book. The same treatment applied...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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