The Book of Days - A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Redding, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London & Edinburgh:: W&R Chambers,, 1878. "....including anecdote, biography, history, curiosities of literature and oddities of human life and character. Profusely illustrated throughout both volumes. Magnificently bound in 3/4 dark blue morocco by Henry Young & Sons, Liverpool. Spine designed with gilt flourishes and ornaments. Red morocco labels with gold lettering, all edges marbled as are the endpapers. Pp. (iv) 832 & (II) 840.. 3/4 Blue Morocco Gilt. Near Fine. 4to.. 2 Volumes..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 884467
- Title
- The Book of Days - A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Publisher
- W&R Chambers,
- Place of Publication
- London & Edinburgh:
- Date Published
- 1878
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quaker Hill Books
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Redding, Connecticut
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...