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THE DRAMATICK WORKS OF PHILIP MASSINGER (4 VOL SET - COMPLETE)
by Philip Massinger, with notes by John Monk Mason
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Davis, T. Paine, L. Davis, J. Nichols, T. Evans, W. Davis and H. Payne, 1779. Hardcover. Good. 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. Vol 1 - xlvi, 344 pgs. Vol 2 - 453 pgs. Vol 3 - 340 pgs. Vol 4 - 380 pgs. Full brown calf with 5 raised bands and gilt decoration on spine, with leather label with gilt lettering. Gilt decoration to edges of binding. Vol 1 has engraved frontis. Condition of the books is GOOD ; Vol 1, 2 and 4 have weak and cracked front hinges, vol 3 cover is detached. Edges are worn and chipped, spines are dry and crackled with some wear. All have contemporary handwritten notations on the front pastedown, in a spidery hand. Calf is nice, extremely smooth. Text is good, with no foxing, and all bindings are internally sound. Drama. RGR.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5021
- Title
- THE DRAMATICK WORKS OF PHILIP MASSINGER (4 VOL SET - COMPLETE)
- Author
- Philip Massinger, with notes by John Monk Mason
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T. Davis, T. Paine, L. Davis, J. Nichols, T. Evans, W. Davis and H. Payne
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1779
- Bookseller catalogs
- Drama;
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Andre Strong Bookseller
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Blue Hill, Maine
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Glossary
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- 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....
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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