George Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1880. 5th. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Type: Book 460 pp., tan calf skin and marbled paper covered boards bdg., edges of leather blind-stamped, spine gilt-stamped with gilt-titling in black box, 5 raised bands on spines, all edges marbled, marbled end papers. Illustrated with tissue-guarded steel engraved frontispice portrait. (scuffed edges spine & corners, paper lightly yellowed at edges, clean and tight copy)Please contact us directly for a full description. Photo scan available upon request.Photo scan available upon request. Books sold to the USA are shipped USPS out of Champlain NY.

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Bookseller: Odyssey Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4856
Title: GEORGE MOORE Merchant and Philanthropist
Author: SMILES, SAMUEL
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 5th. Edition
Publisher: George Routledge & Sons Ltd
Date Published: 1880
Size: 12mo - over 6Â¾&quo
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: BIOGRAPHY
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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...
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...
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....
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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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 Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...