The Four Georges. Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court, and Town Life
by THACKERAY, W.M
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1860. First US Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Brown cloth with pressed decoration to the boards; gilt decoration to the spine. Illustrated with black and white plates. Cloth a bit rubbed; outer page edges and spine and little darkened; some foxing to the pages throughout. Previous owner's inscription to the title page. Overall a sturdy, not unattractive copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22580
- Title
- The Four Georges. Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court, and Town Life
- Author
- THACKERAY, W.M
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1860
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...