Practical Elocution; for Use in Colleges and Schools and By Private Students
by J.W. Shoemaker
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Waynesboro, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Penn Publishing Co, 1886. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Brown cloth witih gilt lettering to spine and title. Some water damage to back board and heavy wear to corners and edges. Ffep is missing and previous owner's name in small font on dedication page. Heavily toned text and cracking at spine however remains tight.
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- Bookseller
- Stone Soup Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56604
- Title
- Practical Elocution; for Use in Colleges and Schools and By Private Students
- Author
- J.W. Shoemaker
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Penn Publishing Co
- Date Published
- 1886
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Stone Soup Books
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Waynesboro, Virginia
About Stone Soup Books
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- 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...
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