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Chrysal; or the Adventures of a Guinea, in Three Volumes
by By an Adept (Charles Johnstone)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Printed for the Proprietor, By Kingsland, 1822. The Irish author Charles Johnstone's best known work, 2nd illustrated edition, 1822, with 12 aquatint plates. Three 16mo volumes ( 6 3/8" x 4 1/4") bound in later 19th c. full polished calf, gilt back with two black morocco labels with gilt lettering, Very Good Plus, paste downs with toning at edges, Vol. I with small tape shadows, scattered light toning mostly to plates. 319, 321, 326 + binder's directions tipped at end. A quite handsome set. . Second Illustrated Edition . Full Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007795
- Title
- Chrysal; or the Adventures of a Guinea, in Three Volumes
- Author
- By an Adept (Charles Johnstone)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Second Illustrated Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for the Proprietor, By Kingsland
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1822
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Fine Bindings;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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