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A History of Eighteenth Century Literature (1660-1780)
by Edmund Gosse
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co, 1896. Leather. Good. 7.5" by 5". None . A new edition of this study of eighteenth century literature by Edmund Gosse in full calf prize binding from King William's College. A new edition of this work. In prize binding from King William's College, Isle of Man, with bookplate to front pastedown. Edmund Gosse's history of eighteenth century English literature. A interesting volume illustrative of the movement and development of English literature from the days of the Restoration period, through to the age of Defoe, Johnson, and the literature of the Decadence. Rebound in full calf prize binding with five raised bands, titles in gilt to morocco spine label, gilt tooling to spine, marbled edges and endpapers. Externally with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine, rubbed to spine and joints. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to first and last few leaves, pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 855A54
- Title
- A History of Eighteenth Century Literature (1660-1780)
- Author
- Edmund Gosse
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- edmund gosse 18th century english literature 18th century
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Gilt
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