London: Macmillan & Co., 1905. Hardcover. Good. Pleasant edition of Thackeray's historical novel. With gilt and blind-stamped decoration to covers. Top edge gilt. Tissue guarded frontispiece. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Spine slightly cocked. Previous owner's name to ffep. Contents clean and tight. Good.

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Bookseller: AJ Scruffles (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 007915
Title: The History of Henry Esmond Esq.
Author: William Thackeray
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Macmillan & Co.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1905
Keywords: fiction, literature, english, novel

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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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....
Cocked: Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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...