Roundabout Papers (From the Cornhill Magazine) To Which is Added The Second Funeral of Napoleon[The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray] [2 volumes]
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Smith, Elder & Co, 1879. First Thus. Leather Binding. Near Fine. 2 volumes, 'Roundabout' complete. Beautifully bound by Zaehnsdorf in a lustrous full brown polished calf, spines with raised band, three red morocco labels, elaborate gilt floral tooling within gilt-ruled compartments, and four small red morocco inlays tooled in gilt, covers bordered with three fillets in gilt, with four red morocco inlays at corners tooled in gilt, inner dentelles tooled with four gilt fillets and a repeating pattern in blind, all edges extra gilt (light rubbing to spines). Plates in chine colle by Thackeray and others. Copy #229 of 1000. The set from which this work comes, originaly issued in 24 volumes, was extended to 52 by Zaehnsdorf. PROVENANCE: Engraved bookplate of William P. Hoffman.
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- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 627021
- Title
- Roundabout Papers (From the Cornhill Magazine) To Which is Added The Second Funeral of Napoleon[The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray] [2 volumes]
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co
- Date Published
- 1879
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- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- 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...
- Edges
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Bookplate
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...