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Lounger. THREE VOLUME SET,comprising Volumes 38,39 and 40 of the British Essayists Series. A FINE SET.
by Addison, Joseph and Richard Steele /Johnson. Samuel/Chalmers. Alexander
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. Johnson, 1802. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. three volume set,contemporary full polished calf hardcover,spines ruled in gilt with five raised bands,original brown leather spine labels lettered and numbered in gilt,,319,223 & 220 pages,a lovely set in fine condition with no faults.
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- Bookseller
- Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101930
- Title
- Lounger. THREE VOLUME SET,comprising Volumes 38,39 and 40 of the British Essayists Series. A FINE SET.
- Author
- Addison, Joseph and Richard Steele /Johnson. Samuel/Chalmers. Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- J. Johnson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1802
- Keywords
- Leather Bindings. Fine Bindings Fine Sets. Samuel Johnson.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; Fine Bindings;
- Size
- 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
All books sold as complete unless stated otherwise. Books may be returned within two weeks if not as described. We post three times a week using Royal Mail. Tracking is not available unless requested and will be at considerable extra cost.
About the Seller
Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
Biblio member since 2003
Carmarthenshire
About Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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