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Voltaire
by ALDINGTON, Richard
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London / New York: George Routledge / E.P. Dutton, 1925. First American Edition. First printing, from British sheets. Octavo (19cm); blue cloth and tan buckram, with title labels mounted to spine and upper front cover; 278pp. Minor dust-soil to upper edge of textblock; tiny bookseller's ticket inner rear cover; Near Fine. The dustjacket is evenly machine-clipped (as issued), with shallow loss to crown and corners, and the front flap detached but present; Good.
In the publisher's "Republic of Letters" series, under the general editorship of William Rose. A somewhat scarce Aldington title, especially in dustwrapper.
In the publisher's "Republic of Letters" series, under the general editorship of William Rose. A somewhat scarce Aldington title, especially in dustwrapper.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54821
- Title
- Voltaire
- Author
- ALDINGTON, Richard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- George Routledge / E.P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- London / New York
- Date Published
- 1925
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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