ELEGANT EXTRACTS: or useful and entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected for the Improvement of Young Persons: being similar in Design to Elegant Extracts in Poetry
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Studio Fallente Laborem - Printed for B. Law , J. Johnson, C. Dilly , 1797 7th Edition. Volume 1 - Book 1 and 2 of 2 volume 4 Book Set. 612 pp of 1120pp. Full contemporary mottled calf. Dentelled edges. Gilt spine with a black and a red title label added. A little wear at corners. Edges rubbed just a little. Hinges tight and clean. Paper is in excellent condition. Very nice original binding. Supple leather. Very good plus condition..
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- Bookseller
- Cultural Connection (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12776
- Title
- ELEGANT EXTRACTS: or useful and entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected for the Improvement of Young Persons: being similar in Design to Elegant Extracts in Poetry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Studio Fallente Laborem - Printed for B. Law , J. Johnson, C. Dilly
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1797
- Keywords
- Literature, 18th Century, Bindings
- Bookseller catalogs
- General #1;
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Cultural Connection
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Cape Coral, Florida
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- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....