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SELECT FABLES; WITH CUTS, DESIGNED AND ENGRAVED BY THOMAS AND JOHN BEWICK, AND OTHERS, PREVIOUS TO THE YEAR 1784: TOGETHER WITH A MEMOIR; AND A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE WORKS OF MESSRS. BEWICK
by Bewick, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Newcastle and London: Emerson Charnley, and Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1820. Hardcover. Octavo, iv, xvi, 332 pages. In Good condition. Half bound with black leather to the spine and corners bearing gilt decorations and raised bands to the spine. Lettering chipped from spine. Boards marbled with slight wear exteriorly and rubbing to the edges. Text block has moderate plus age toning to the edges. Previous bookshop's small sticker to the front pastedown. Frontispiece. Slight cracking to the hinges. Slight foxing/offsetting interiorly with few, slight markings. Illustrated.
NOTE: Shelved in Locked Glass Case, Aisle 10 Endcap. 1376720. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1376720
- Title
- SELECT FABLES; WITH CUTS, DESIGNED AND ENGRAVED BY THOMAS AND JOHN BEWICK, AND OTHERS, PREVIOUS TO THE YEAR 1784: TOGETHER WITH A MEMOIR; AND A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE WORKS OF MESSRS. BEWICK
- Author
- Bewick, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Emerson Charnley, and Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy
- Place of Publication
- Newcastle and London
- Date Published
- 1820
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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- Octavo
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- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- New
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