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Representative Essays : Comprising Twelve Unabridged Essays by Irving, Lamb, DeQuincey, Emerson, Arnold, Morley, Lowell, Carlyle, Macaulay, Froude, Freeman, Gladstone
by George Haven Putnam, ed
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good +
- Seller
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1908. Later printing. Hardcover. Very good +. A very good plus later printing by the Knickerbocker Press. Red cloth boards with gilt title stamping on spine. head and tail of spine folded lightly. Very light scratch to back cover. Mild rubbing to corners. Foxing to page edges. Binding is sturdy and square. No markings of any kind. 395 pp. plus 8 pp. catalogue ads. Duodecimo, 5 x 7 1/2 inches tall.
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- Uncommon Works
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 467
- Title
- Representative Essays : Comprising Twelve Unabridged Essays by Irving, Lamb, DeQuincey, Emerson, Arnold, Morley, Lowell, Carlyle, Macaulay, Froude, Freeman, Gladstone
- Author
- George Haven Putnam, ed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- Irving, Lamb, DeQuincey, Emerson, Arnold, Morley, Lowell, Carlyle, Macaulay, Froude, Freeman, Gladstone. literature. literary, essay, debate, forensic
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature & Classics;
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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