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Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorism
by Arthur Helps
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Bell & Daldy, 1871. Hardcover. Good. Charming volume of short writings and aphorisms by the author of Friends in Council. Subjects vary from perennial issue to specifics of the time, such as the French Claque and the need to rehabilitate the reputation of st. George. Fine leather binding. Full red leather with raised bands and gilt rolls. All edges gilt, outer dentelles. Elaborate crest to cover. 12mo. 208pp. Previous owner's inscription to front blank. Light foxing to free end-papers. Rubbing to extremities. Light marking, scratch to cover. But contents clean and prim. Binding tight. Good/very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003150
- Title
- Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorism
- Author
- Arthur Helps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bell & Daldy
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1871
- Keywords
- leather_binding, short stories, essays, philosophy, anecdotes,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bindings;
Terms of Sale
AJ Scruffles
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About the Seller
AJ Scruffles
Biblio member since 2010
Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
About AJ Scruffles
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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