The British Orator: Comprising Observations On Vocal Gymnastics, Articulations, Melody, Modulation, Force, Time, And Gesture, Together With A Copious Selection Of Extracts In Poetry And Prose For Exercise in Reading And Declamation
by Professor Th. K. Greenbank
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Oswestry, Shropshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co.; Manchester: Abel Heywood & Son, 1896. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. Hardback edition, 1896, with no jacket. Ex. Triangle Library book with library markings to endpapers only, no pages removed. In overall good used condition with minor signs of handling and storage - original brown cloth boards, with gilt titles to spine, are lightly shelfworn. Binding overall tight and appears little read, no inscriptions - a couple of very minor annotations; toning to page-ends but text generally clean and clear throughout. Photograph available.
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- Bookseller
- Hall of Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 131420
- Title
- The British Orator: Comprising Observations On Vocal Gymnastics, Articulations, Melody, Modulation, Force, Time, And Gesture, Together With A Copious Selection Of Extracts In Poetry And Prose For Exercise in Reading And Declamation
- Author
- Professor Th. K. Greenbank
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co.; Manchester: Abel Heywood & Son
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- Bookseller catalogs
- Teaching and Education; Antiquarian; Language and Linguistics / Public Speaking;
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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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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