LONDON: LONGMANS GREEN AND CO, 1885. NEW EDITION . Full Calf. Very Good/No Jacket. VERY GOOD contemporary bright scarlet morocco iwth gilt foliate decorations. Some rubbing to extremities, expecially at corners. Nevertheless, very pretty. Gilt inner dentelles, all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Prelims lightly foxed, thereafter, a very clean item with a solid page block. Feels great in the hand, too. A nice item in a fine binding.

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Bookseller: Tobo Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 008538
Title: LAYS OF ANCIENT ROME, WITH IVRY AND THE ARMADA
Author: LORD MACAULAY
Format/Binding: Full Calf
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: NEW EDITION
Publisher: LONGMANS GREEN AND CO
Place of Publication: LONDON
Date Published: 1885
Pages: -1

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Fine Binding: An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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...
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...