Cyclopaedia of English Literature
by Robert Chambers
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
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Centreville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Beautifully bound in 3/4s calf with marbled boards. Brown endpapers and red edges. Five raised, ribbed bands. Gilt spine title. Some wear to extremities and rubbing to boards. Binding is tight and square. A collector's copy.
Robert Chambers (10 July 1802 – 17 March 1871) was a Scottish publisher, geologist, evolutionary thinker, author and journal editor who, like his elder brother and business partner, William Chambers, was highly influential in mid-19th-century scientific and political circles. Large item. Extra shipping may be required.
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- EGR books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3318
- Title
- Cyclopaedia of English Literature
- Author
- Robert Chambers
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Published by William and Robert Chambers
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1844
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Binding;
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Marbled boards
- ...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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