A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855 [Limited First Edition]
by Brookfield, Jane Octavia (ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good -/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1887 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. Small 4to. ix, 189 pp, tissue-protected b&w frontis, publisher's note, list of b&w illustratiosn, Introduction by Jane Octavia Brookfield; The Letters; index. First Edition, 1887: Limited to 500 copies, of which this is No. 93. Rubbed edges with soiled boards, age-toned bottom and fore- text block edge, foxed prelims, endpapers, and margins of some pages. Tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green half-cloth with off-white paper-covered boards, and gilt lettering to front board and spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001385
- Title
- A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855 [Limited First Edition]
- Author
- Brookfield, Jane Octavia (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1887
- Keywords
- LITERARY CRITICISM ENGLISH NOVELISTS THACKERAY WILLIAM MAKEPEACE (1811-1863) SELECTED LETTERS1847-1855
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERARY CRITICISM;
- Size
- Small 4to
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Glossary
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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