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The Poetical Works of Joseph Addison with the Life of the Author and the Poetical Works of Lord Lyttleton with the Life of the Author
by Joseph Addison and Lord Lyttleton
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
C. Cooke, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. Cooke's Edition. No dust jacket. Half bound red leather with marbled paper covered boards. Front board is missing. Two books bound together, each paginated separately. Contains black and white illustrations and plates. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed throughout. Water staining throughout. Minor dog-eared corners. Loss to front free endpaper, top edge of title page and half title page. Pen inscription to title pages. Binding remains firm. Rear hinge is cracked with exposed netting, board is loose. Thumb-marking present. Board has heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Considerable loss to spine ends and corners. Significant peeling leather to spine and corners.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1637266124CLB
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Joseph Addison with the Life of the Author and the Poetical Works of Lord Lyttleton with the Life of the Author
- Author
- Joseph Addison and Lord Lyttleton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- C. Cooke
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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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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,...
- Half Bound
- ...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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