The History of England from the Accession of James II Volume I
by Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1849. Fisrt Edition. Good copy. No jacket. In red cloth covers with blindstamped front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Intact binding. Previous owner's name on frnt free endpaper. One to half inch missing on upper spine. Chipping on tail of spine. Bumping of corners. Moderate to heavy shelf rubbing.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quaker House Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001407
- Title
- The History of England from the Accession of James II Volume I
- Author
- Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Phillips, Sampson and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1849
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- HISTORY, ENGLAND
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....