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LIFE AND WORK OF THE SEVENTH EARL OF SHAFTESBURY, K.G. with portraits, The.
by Hodder, Edwin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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West Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London, Paris, New York and Melbourne: Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1886. Illustrated by port tissue frontis each volume. First edition. 3 volumes. Half calf over marbled boards and end papers, 5 raised bands, gilt stamped spine, a.e.g. Demy 8vo (22cm). pp. 525; 527; 548. Very Good+. Light edgewear and rubbing to binding, internally near fine with foxing about plate in volume II. Bookplates of R. D. Jackson. Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury 1801-85, Lunatic Asylum Acts, Madhouses Act (1828), Lunacy Act (1845), Ten Hours Act 1833-47 (Child Labor), Mines and Colliers Act 1845, Chimney Sweepers Act 1851-5 (Child Labor), British and Foreign Bible Society 1851-85, Christian Zionism, contemporary of Wilberforce (Episcopal calendar). Shelved width of spines 5.25 inches, oversize..
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- Bookseller
- OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- OWBLIF115510
- Title
- LIFE AND WORK OF THE SEVENTH EARL OF SHAFTESBURY, K.G. with portraits, The.
- Author
- Hodder, Edwin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Paris, New York and Melbourne: Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1886.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography/Autobiography;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994)
Point of Sale (by phone or fax), Checks, MO, drafts in US Funds. MA residents invoiced 6.25% Sales Tax. We cost (drop) ship world-wide via USPS, but will ship via other specified carriers and by your account number via pick-up service. We ship promptly in professional packaging. In office for questions 5am-3pm EST Mon-Sat @ (508) 867-3434 (calls returned on complete messages including book title or number) or 24/7 secure fax. Notify us of intent to return within 3 days of receipt in original packaging and matching post. On March 31 2018 (9-3) we will be at Flamingo Eventz Boxborough (MA) Paper Town with bindings and cards. Hope to see you there
About the Seller
OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994)
Biblio member since 2004
West Brookfield, Massachusetts
About OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994)
Rare, scarce, out-of-print books, ephemera, pamphlets, and selected periodicals in over 90 subject areas. Full bindery services by appointment, phone conference or email (Rebacking, full bindings, boxes and slipcases, restoration); Appraisals for indivicuals and institutions. We also offer unique blank cards created from recycled book illustrations. We ship promptly in professional packaging and update our databases nightly. Mail order and internet sales only. In office for questions 5am-3pm EST, Mon-Sat @ (508) 867-3434 (calls returned on complete messages incluing book title or number) or 24/7 secure fax. Doing business since 1994, SNEAB (formerly MARIAB) Member. Blank note card enclosed with every order.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Marbled boards
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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....
- 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"...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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