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Tales of a Tub To Which is Added an Account of a Battel between the Ancient and Modern BOOKS in St. James's Library
by Swift, Jonathan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Bishop, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for John Nutt. Good+. 1705. Hardcover. Leather bound volume with four ridges on spine. Moderate wear at cover edges, especially spine. Attractive blind stamping on front and back covers. Title on spine in gilt. At the back there are sections entitled "The Bookseller Advertisement " with "Fragments" - "A Discourse concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit, &c." Hinge cracked but text block still securely attached. Pages generally clean and bright with some foxing, more foxing and smudges on end papers. Adhesive residue on front end page from bookplate. Two previous owners' names on end papers. ; 7.65 x 4.75 x 1.10 inches; 323 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Range & River Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44270
- Title
- Tales of a Tub To Which is Added an Account of a Battel between the Ancient and Modern BOOKS in St. James's Library
- Author
- Swift, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Publisher
- Printed for John Nutt
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1705
- Keywords
- Swift, Jonathon, 18th Century, Antique Book, Glass Case, July
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Literature; Antiques and Collectibles;
Terms of Sale
Range & River Books
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About the Seller
Range & River Books
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Bishop, California
About Range & River Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- 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
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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