The Works of George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne (COMPLETE 9 VOLUME SET)
by Berkeley, George; Edited by A. A. Luce; T. E. Jessop
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons. Ltd., 1964. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavos. Variously paginated. COMPLETE 9 VOLUME SET. Hardcovers in burgundy cloth, with title in gilt on front covers and spines. All volumes have moderate wear, including some heavy spotting (foxing) and rubbing. Some corners are bumped, some fore-edges are bumped. There is a dent in the spine (on the title) on Volume VI. All edges of text blocks are foxed, and the text has sporadic foxing. Interior is a bit musty. A sound set. Set includes the original receipt from Blackwell's in England, circa 1966.
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- Bookseller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 049168
- Title
- The Works of George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne (COMPLETE 9 VOLUME SET)
- Author
- Berkeley, George; Edited by A. A. Luce; T. E. Jessop
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 13.50 lbs
- Keywords
- 1964; A. A. Luce; T. E. Jessop; George Berkeley; Cloyne; Sets; Philosophy; Letters; Essays; Scarce; Rare; Collectible
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Antiquarian & Rare; Philosophy;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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