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The history of Rasselas, prince of Abyssinia. A tale
by Johnson, Samuel
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: John Sharpe, 1817. Small 12mo, pp. viii, 184; engraved additional title page and 3 plates from designs by Richard Westall; modern three-quarter speckled calf over marbled boards, gilt spine in 6 compartments, maroon gilt morocco lettering piece, new endpapers; bookplate on front pastedown; about fine. Freeman 59.4R/82.
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- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44135
- Title
- The history of Rasselas, prince of Abyssinia. A tale
- Author
- Johnson, Samuel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Sharpe
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1817
- Keywords
- Samuel , Johnson , English ,
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- Gilt
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- Title Page
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- 12mo
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
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- Marbled boards
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- New
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