The Secret History of the Calves-Head Club, Compleat; Or, The Republican Unmask'd ...
by Ward, Edward, attrib
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: B. Bragge, 1707. Hardcover. Very good. Sixth edition. (ii),i-x,11-104;(iv);55pp. Engraved frontispiece of a Description of the Calves-Head Club. Contemporary full leather in a Cambridge-style binding tooled on the boards in panels. Spine in 6 compartments with raised bands. Black leather lettering label, gilt. Old, neat hinge repairs, light wear to corners and spine tips, some old marginal notes, else a very good copy. Also includes 'A Vindication of the Royal Martyr, King Charles I' by Samuel Butler, and 'The True Presbyterian Without Disguise' by Sir John Denham, Knight. ETSC T2721. The Calves Head Club was formed in derision of the memory of King Charles I. It fell out of favor after the Restoration. ESTC T2721.
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- Bookseller
- Thorn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18241
- Title
- The Secret History of the Calves-Head Club, Compleat; Or, The Republican Unmask'd ...
- Author
- Ward, Edward, attrib
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- B. Bragge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1707
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- Rare Books;
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Thorn Books
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Tucson, Arizona
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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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....