The Life of Sir Thomas More, By His Great-Grandson, Cresacre More. With a Biographical Preface, Notes, and Other Illustrations, By the Rev. Joseph Hunter, F.S.A
by More, Cresacre; [and] Rev. Joseph Hunter
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
London: Published by William Pickering, 1828. Leather Bound. Very Good. Atlas Folio - over 23 - 25" tall. Octavo. lxiv, 376 pages. Hardcover bound in later full green crushed polished morocco gilt by Worsfold. Raised bands on the spine. Leather turn-ins and stamped by Worsfold at the bottom of the front pastedown. Light rubbing and wear to the binding. The spine is faded to brown, and there is uneven fading to the green, especially at the top of the front cover. Top edge gilt. Contains a portrait frontis of Thomas More and a pictorial design on the title page, but this work was published with no other illustrations (the "Other Illustrations" from the title page refers to literary illustrations and not pictorial images). Lettering on the title page is in red and black. The text is a little toned but is still clean. An attractive copy.
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- Bookseller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 051003
- Title
- The Life of Sir Thomas More, By His Great-Grandson, Cresacre More. With a Biographical Preface, Notes, and Other Illustrations, By the Rev. Joseph Hunter, F.S.A
- Author
- More, Cresacre; [and] Rev. Joseph Hunter
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Published by William Pickering
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1828
- Size
- Atlas Folio - over 23 - 25" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1828; Cresacre More; Joseph Hunter; Sir Thomas More; Anglican; Priest; England; English; 16th Century; Biography; Worsford Binding; Binder; Fine Leather Binding; Rare; Collectible; 19th Century.
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- History of Christianity; General Antiquarian & Rare; Leather Bindings;
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Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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