American Drolleries
by Mark Twain ( Samuel L Clemens)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Barmouth, Gwynedd, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Ward Lock's Royal Library - Choice Books of Famous Authors. 166pp + Ward Lock catalogue . Red boards, black design on front, gilt and black decoration on spine. All edges red, top edge age toned, top of spine chipped, base of spine a little worn. Floral endpapers, neat contemporary owners name and address on ffep and blotted faintly on to endpaper. A little age toning and gutter cracked, binding a little shaky, text block starting to comer loose from spine, but holding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walter Lloyd Jones Saleroom (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2024105
- Title
- American Drolleries
- Author
- Mark Twain ( Samuel L Clemens)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ward Lock & Co
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Walter Lloyd Jones Saleroom
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About the Seller
Walter Lloyd Jones Saleroom
Biblio member since 2023
Barmouth, Gwynedd
About Walter Lloyd Jones Saleroom
Saleroom, antique and secondhand furniture and secondhand bookshop
Glossary
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- 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....
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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,...
- 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...