The Adventures of Philip on His Way through the World
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1907. Title page dated 1907. Single volume from a set of Thackeray's work, small format (6.25" tall) in full blue-green leather over flexible covers, gilt spine lettering and decoration, top edge gilt, frontis plate in black and white. Generally good but a little worn with some rubbing and scuffing to the extremities, slightly faded spine, firm binding, some light finger soil to outer edges of text block, clean pages with no names or other markings, a few lower page corners creased.. Soft Cover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031853
- Title
- The Adventures of Philip on His Way through the World
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords
- BRITISH AUTHORS WRITERS LITERATURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....