The History of Friedrich the Second, Called Frederick the Great (The Works of Thomas Carlyle). 6 of 8 Volumes
by Thomas Carlyle
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- G+ (Good Plus)/NDAI (No Dust Jacket As Issued)
- Seller
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Buffalo, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: John B. Alden, 1885. Hardcover. G+ (Good Plus)/NDAI (No Dust Jacket As Issued). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Library Edition". Six volumes in three books (last two vols in one book are not present). Brown cloth covered boards with gilt titles to spines. Light edgewear and soil, minor insect nibbling, and fraying starting at bumped corners and spine ends. Text blocks gilt topped, with moderate scuffing and soil. Bindings somewhat shaken and cracked near title pages. Text clean. Interiors lightly toned. Not illustrated. No previous owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library.
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- Bookseller
- Albion Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000530
- Title
- The History of Friedrich the Second, Called Frederick the Great (The Works of Thomas Carlyle). 6 of 8 Volumes
- Author
- Thomas Carlyle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G+ (Good Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- NDAI (No Dust Jacket As Issued)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John B. Alden
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1885
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Albion Books
Biblio member since 2021
Buffalo, New York
About Albion Books
Albion Books deals in fine used, out of print and rare books on a wide variety of topics. Specialties include Buffalo/New York history, science, religion, occult, and foreign language. The proprietor has been in the antiquarian book business since 2006.
Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
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