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The Life of Laurence Sterne (Volumes I & II)
by Fitzgerald, Percy
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/New
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London (193, Piccadilly): Chapman & Hall, 1864. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Author and Others. Complete in two volumes. Volume I: xiv, 376pp plus 32pp of publisher's catalogue bound in at rear, with folding chart giving Sterne's pedigree and illustation; Volume II: viii, 452pp, with double page illustration in place of frontispiece and one further illustration. Volumes are uniformly bound in deep green buckram with blind tool and gilt decorations and gilt lettering. Page edges untrimmed. 8vo. Both volumes are a little rubbed at edges and rounded on corners and spine ends; volume one has a small splattered white mark on the front boards, while volume two has a crack in the cloth at the spine base. Both volumes have matching small black ink marks on the front paste down, else the volumes a neat, clean and bright internally, both remaining firm and tight in their binding. Hard to find in the original edition. Handsome set. A large and heavy set which will likely require an additional charge for overseas delivery.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004844
- Title
- The Life of Laurence Sterne (Volumes I & II)
- Author
- Fitzgerald, Percy
- Illustrator
- The Author and Others
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Impression
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London (193, Piccadilly)
- Date Published
- 1864
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 3.09 lbs
- Keywords
- laurence sterne
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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nr Canterbury, Kent
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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