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An Enquiry Into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets
by Carter, John; Pollard, Graham
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Missing
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: Constable & Company, 1934-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Missing. Octavo. Constable & Co. Ltd., 1934. xii, 400pp. Four plates. First Edition. Red cloth boards, gilt spine text, gilt top edge of text block. Bind is sturdy and intact; text is very good. Moderate amount of wear to boards, small tear in cloth near spine text; spine has sunned, gilt text remains readable, if dull. Small ink stamp (a 'D' inside a circle) on rear paste-down. From a private collection. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 248531
- Title
- An Enquiry Into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets
- Author
- Carter, John; Pollard, Graham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Missing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Constable & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934-01-01
- Size
- Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- BKSBKS
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The Book House in Dinkytown
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About the Seller
The Book House in Dinkytown
Biblio member since 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
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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...
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Octavo
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- 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....
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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....
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