London: John Sharpe, 1822. Slight browning to engraved title page, otherwise a near fine copy.. Binding: Contemporary ½ calf with marble boards, spine in six compartments of gilt bands, red morocco title label on two and gilt text on six, edges tinted yellow, endpapers marbled. , Notes: An important work by Dr. Johnson, similar to the “conte philosophique” of the French., Size: 12mo, Illustration: With illustrations by Westall., Pages: P. (4), engraved title, blank, title, blank, contents v-viii, 1-184, (6)., Category: Book Literature

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Bookseller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: B3371
Title: The History of Rasselas Prince of Abyssinia, a Tale.
Author: Samuel Johnson
Book Condition: Used - Slight browning to engraved title page, otherwise a near fine copy.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Sharpe
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1822
Keywords: Book Literature

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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...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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....
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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...
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...