The History of England From the Accession of James the Second
by Macaulay, Lord
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Redding, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London:London:: Longman & Green, 1863 Full Polished Calf. Excellent. First Edition. 5 Volumes. 8vo. Beautifull bound in full light brown, polished calf with gilt rules, spine in six compartments, raised bands, gold tooling and leather spine labels, and marbled edges. Portrait frontispiece. Binding shows some light wear, contents are clean and fresh. A very handsome history of England set by Macaulay..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 882284
- Title
- The History of England From the Accession of James the Second
- Author
- Macaulay, Lord
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London:London:: Longman & Green, 1863
- Keywords
- NYFAIR2004
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Quaker Hill Books
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Redding, Connecticut
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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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...