Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen (Three Volume Set)
by Landor, Walter Savage
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Taylor and Hessey. Used - Good. 1824. Three quarter leather and marble paper covered boards. 8vo. Three volume set (published 1824 and 1828). xiv & 399 pp, xvi & 362 pp, xvi & 546 pp. Significant shelf wear, discoloration, scuffing, rubbing, and chipping to boards. Joints and spine especially worn and chipped. Corners and edges noticeably bumped and frayed. Front hinge of third volume cracked, otherwise bindings are sound. Some foxing and toning to pages. Ex-Library with the usual markings and labels. Altogether a set in Good condition. (Subject: Literature.)
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- Seller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- Q12004
- Title
- Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen (Three Volume Set)
- Author
- Landor, Walter Savage
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Taylor and Hessey
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Chicago, Illinois
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...