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THE ARTS OF TANNING, CURRYING, AND LEATHER-DRESSING
by Campbell Morfit
- Used
- good
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Chamblee, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
US: T. K. & P. G. Collins, 1852. First Edition. Hardback. Good. First Edition. Full leather boards with decorative debossed rule to boards; gilt decoration to front board. Pages are heavily foxed and soiled. Text block and endpages are soiled and foxed. Boards are soiled with heavy rubbing and chipping to edges and corners; leather over spine has been removed, but binding still holds. Binding is sound and square.
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- Bookseller
- Atlanta Vintage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64417
- Title
- THE ARTS OF TANNING, CURRYING, AND LEATHER-DRESSING
- Author
- Campbell Morfit
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- T. K. & P. G. Collins
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 1852
- Keywords
- Hunting & Guns
Terms of Sale
Atlanta Vintage Books
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About the Seller
Atlanta Vintage Books
Biblio member since 2007
Chamblee, Georgia
About Atlanta Vintage Books
Welcome to Atlanta Vintage Books, serving book lovers locally and worldwide for over 30 years. Our 5,000 square foot book store houses over 70,000 vintage, rare and out of print books. You'll be greeted with a smile when you enter but left alone as you browse. Our staff is friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Special orders are happily accommodated, as hard-to-find and out-of-print editions are a specialty. Our store is light and airy with plate glass windows letting in plenty of natural light and wonderfully decorated with antique display cases, old barrister bookcases, and wood book shelves. The wide aisles and scattered seating make browsing a joy. You'll wonder where the time went.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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