Reeves and Turner, 1877. Three-Quarter Leather. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 3 vol (complete) . Red leather. Marbled boards. Boards have very light scratch on cover. Gilt and raised bands on spine. All three vols have light wear on edges. Corner bumped with more wear. Top edges gilt. Boards have been reinforced with book tape and have been expertly rebound. Binding tight. Some very light foxing.

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Bookseller: Bearly Read Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 075241
Title: Essays of Montaigne
Author: Montaigne, Michel De
Format/Binding: Three-Quarter Leather
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Reeves and Turner
Date Published: 1877
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾

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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...
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...
Marbled boards: ...
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....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Rebound: A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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.