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A DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH AUTHORS Biographical and Bibliographical
by Sharp, R. Farquharson [Compiler]
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: George Redway, 1897. Being a compendious account of the lives and writings of 700 British writers from the year 1400 to the present time. Pp. [ii](advertisements)+viii+310)+[2](advertisements), mostly printed double column; post 8vo; red buckram over bevelled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, the cloth quite rubbed and flecked (heaviest on spine, including a couple of tiny pinprick holes), edges and spine faded; t.e.g., others uncut, partly unopened; book label of David Levine, Sydney, and partial remains of bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown, the upper hinge cracked, advertisement leaves heavily browned, a few small edge splits or chips, a few pencilled annotations and occasional underlining (sometimes in red), scattered foxing and occasional slight soiling; George Redway, London, 1897. First edition. *With several blank leaves interspersed through the text (not included in pagination, and mostly unused), intended for reader's notes.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 163487
- Title
- A DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH AUTHORS Biographical and Bibliographical
- Author
- Sharp, R. Farquharson [Compiler]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Redway
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
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About the Seller
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- Leaves
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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,...
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