The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal
by Blaise Pascal; M. Auguste Molinier; C. Kegan Paul [trans.]
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co, 1885. Very Good +. London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1885. Reprint. Octavo. 362 pp. Frontis portrait. Full vellum boards decorated in black and red; top edge gilt. "Burn & Co." binders ticket to rear pastedown.
Boards show light general rubbing and smudging and front board slightly bowed. Binding is sound. Previous owners' inscriptions and plate to preliminaries, but pages otherwise unmarked.
Boards show light general rubbing and smudging and front board slightly bowed. Binding is sound. Previous owners' inscriptions and plate to preliminaries, but pages otherwise unmarked.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26553
- Title
- The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal
- Author
- Blaise Pascal; M. Auguste Molinier; C. Kegan Paul [trans.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1885
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...