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The Works of Laurence Sterne - Complete 7 Volume Set
by Laurence Sterne
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Without Dust Wrapper
- Seller
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GALSTON, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Thomas Armitage, 1774. Hardcover. Good/Without Dust Wrapper. Half leather binding with marbled paper boards and end pages. Maroon leather title insert on the spine with gilt decoration. Marbled decoration to the head, tail and fore edge of the text block then burnished at the head. Condition: Good - looks to have a Victorian re-backed, reusing the leather, paper covered boards and end pages. Corners bumped and rounded leaving the leather thread bear, wear to the extremities of the boards, stain at the head of the spine on volume 1, ex libris plates on the pastedown of all but volume 5, slight tanning to the pages otherwise contents clean, bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg additional postage is required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Loudoun Books Ltd.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12550
- Title
- The Works of Laurence Sterne - Complete 7 Volume Set
- Author
- Laurence Sterne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Without Dust Wrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thomas Armitage
- Date Published
- 1774
- Weight
- 4.41 lbs
- Keywords
- General, Irish
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Loudoun Books Ltd.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives damaged or not as described. UK Standard delivery is Free. The Shipping Matrix is compiled for a package weighing 1kg. Additional postage will be sought for packages over 1kg for UK Expedited, UK Express of Overseas delivery.
About the Seller
Loudoun Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2022
GALSTON, East Ayrshire
About Loudoun Books Ltd.
Loudoun Books Ltd. was formed on 15 February 2011, although we had been selling at book fairs and through online marketplaces, for approximately 10 years prior to that. Based in Ayrshire, Scotland we specialise Scottish interest, rare, collectable, First Edition and out of print books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Re-backed
- Describes a book that has had the material covering the spine replaced or joints mended.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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