The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith
by GOLDSMITH, Oliver (Biographical Introduction By Professor Masson)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co. Very Good. 1869. Full Leather. 4.5" By 7" Tall Beautifully bound in brown leather with bright gilt rulings and lettering. 5 raised bands to spine. Very slightly rubbed on corners. Gilt to all page edges. Green end papers Previous owner's small name plate on front paste down. Faint inscription on first blank. Scarce early Globe edition. lx, 695pp. Clean and tight. A very attractive book. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136186
- Title
- The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith
- Author
- GOLDSMITH, Oliver (Biographical Introduction By Professor Masson)
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1869
- Keywords
- Antiquarian, Rare, Books
Terms of Sale
CHARLES BOSSOM
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tight
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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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...