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A TREATISE ON THE DISEASES AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
by Eberle, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Cincinnati: Corey and Fairbank, 1834. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, [8], 548, 557-559 pages. Good; Bound in full brown calf with label and gilt ruling to spine; Rubbing and peeling to boards and spine, particularly at edges and corners of boards and head and tail of spine; Wear to joints, with front joint starting; An ex-library copy with usual markings, including bookplate to front pastedown and ink stamps to multiple pages, including title page; Name of previous owner in large pencil on title page; Text block lightly age-toned and significantly foxed. MF consignment. Shelved in Upstairs Hall. 1356192. Special Collections.
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Details
- Seller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1356192
- Title
- A TREATISE ON THE DISEASES AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
- Author
- Eberle, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Corey and Fairbank
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati
- Date Published
- 1834
Terms of Sale
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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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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
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