The History of Tom Jones, a Founding
by Fielding, Henry
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Np/nd: Illustrated Modern Library/A.S. Barnes and Co. Octavo. 886(2)pp. illustrated in color by Warren Chappell. Handsomely bound by Inman in full blue polished calf double ruled in gilt, raised bands with compartments lettered and decorated in gilt, inn gilt denteels, blue marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, some fading to spine. A very nice copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022574
- Title
- The History of Tom Jones, a Founding
- Author
- Fielding, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Illustrated Modern Library/A.S. Barnes and Co
- Place of Publication
- Np/nd
- Keywords
- Fine Binding Signed Binding Inman Bindery
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...