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The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq., Written By Himself; and The Fatal Boots. Single Volume from the Works of William Makepeace Thackeray
by Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811-1863)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885. Title page dated 1885. Single volume from a 26 volume set of Thackeray's works which includes full page engravings as well as additional illustrations throughout the text. Attractively bound in three quarter greenish brown morocco leather over marbled boards, binding by Riviere, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, marbled endpapers, book about 9 inches tall. Spine slightly faded to a pleasing dark tan, portion of marbled front cover scratched, otherwise some fairly light expected shelfwear mainly rubbed edges, spine head has just a little roughness, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages with the armorial bookplate of R. Horace Gallatin inside the front cover, no other markings.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041440
- Title
- The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq., Written By Himself; and The Fatal Boots. Single Volume from the Works of William Makepeace Thackeray
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811-1863)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1885
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- FINE BINDINGS ENGLISH BRITISH AUTHOR NOVELS SATIRE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History; Fine Bindings, Distinctive Press, Early Printing;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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