The Epicurean: A Tale
by Thomas Moore
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
BACUP, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The Epicurean – A Tale by Thomas Moore (London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1856).
Inner board with binder's stamp 'Bound by Hayday'.
Hardback – full leather with gilt decoration to spine, boards and edges; page-block all edges gilt. pp xii, 210, [2] publisher's catalogue. Size: 7 x 5 inches approx. (180mm x 123mm).
Binding rubbed and worn to extremities and hinges; boards a little bumped to corners. Signs of bookplate removed to front paste-down, some splitting to front endpaper hinge; some age tanning and dustiness to pages but generally very clean.
Overall, showing wear otherwise remaining a reasonably nice example of a Hayday binding.
*International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*
Inner board with binder's stamp 'Bound by Hayday'.
Hardback – full leather with gilt decoration to spine, boards and edges; page-block all edges gilt. pp xii, 210, [2] publisher's catalogue. Size: 7 x 5 inches approx. (180mm x 123mm).
Binding rubbed and worn to extremities and hinges; boards a little bumped to corners. Signs of bookplate removed to front paste-down, some splitting to front endpaper hinge; some age tanning and dustiness to pages but generally very clean.
Overall, showing wear otherwise remaining a reasonably nice example of a Hayday binding.
*International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*
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Details
- Bookseller
- D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- DBZ1222
- Title
- The Epicurean
- Author
- Thomas Moore
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1856
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature, Binding, Leather Binding
Terms of Sale
D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA
International shipping is by Royal Mail International (Airmail) Tracked/Signed where available. The estimated cost is based on a packaged weight of 1kg; an extra charge may be required for heavier items before order fulfillment. Please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA
Biblio member since 2019
BACUP, Lancashire
About D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA
D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller ~ a small general stock with an interest in Northern Topography, Transport, Industrial History, Art & Illustrated, and Children's Books. Selling books online and exhibiting at book fairs in the North of England. Member of the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...