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The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle. (1794) For The Year MDCCXCIV. Volume LXIV. Part The Second (July - December 1794. Including Supplement.)
by URBAN, S:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Printed for John Nichols, and Sold by Elizabeth Newberry, 1794 1st. Hardback, 8.5 x 5 inches. Half bound calf leather to spine and corners, and marbled paper boards. Gilt lettering, banding and decoration to spine, with red speckled page edges. Brown endpapers. In very good condition. Some wear to cover; Corners bumped and chipped, some rubbing to boards and spine, small chips to top end. Ex Library copy “Newport Public Libraries Reference Department.” with stamps to back sides of plates, corner of title page, and bookplate to endpaper. A couple of occasional minor foxing spots and handling marks, else pages all very clean and tight. Else an excellent clean and tight copy. Begins at page 586 - 1212pp. Illustrated with 19 (ex.22) B&W engraved plates, (Lacks: 689 Aberdeen Cathedral; 801 Dovedale pt1; 1161 Newton Butts Parsonage; & 1183 Ledbury Monument.) A couple of blank pages bound in at 672, 689, 1161.
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- Seller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 93698
- Title
- The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle. (1794) For The Year MDCCXCIV. Volume LXIV. Part The Second (July - December 1794. Including Supplement.)
- Author
- URBAN, S:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Printed for John Nichols, and Sold by Elizabeth Newberry, 1794 1st
- Keywords
- Literature URBAN, Sylvanus: The Gentleman's Magazine, Historical Chronicle, John Nichols, Elizabeth Newberry, Leather binding, Illustrated, B&W engraved plates, map, politics, parliament, royal family, antiquities, persons, archaeology, April -
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Half Bound
- ...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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