The Book-Hunter Etc.
by Burton, John Hill
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About This Item
New York: Scribner and Welford, 1885. Second edition. 8vo, 427pp. 3/4 brown calf over red marbled boards, t.e.g., bound by Bradstreet's and signed on the ffep. Very good with some staining to rear cover and edge wear. A lighter work from the Scottish historian, John Hill Burton. Chapter titles include "A Vision of Mighty Book-Hunters," "The Prowler and the Auction-Haunter," "The Desultory Reader or Bohemian of Literature," and others.
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- Bookseller
- Peruse the Stacks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4573
- Title
- The Book-Hunter Etc.
- Author
- Burton, John Hill
- Format/Binding
- 8vo, 427pp. 3/4 brown calf over red marbled boards, t.e.g., bound by Bradstreet's and signed on the ffep. Very good with some st
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- Scribner and Welford
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1885
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- Marbled boards
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...