The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia. A Tale
by Johnson, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Amherst,, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Chiswick: From the Press of C. Whittingham, 1822. 144pp. Full brown leather binding with gold ruled border, front and back and gold stamped edges and spine, with 3 raised bands, black leather spine label with title. Marbled endpapers. 1/2 title and title page with engraving. Light general wear, 1/2 title and title page foxed, short owner's note in pen on front endpaper. Photos on request. Size: 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Hardcover. Good+.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Valley Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 066488
- Title
- The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia. A Tale
- Author
- Johnson, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Publisher
- From the Press of C. Whittingham
- Place of Publication
- Chiswick
- Date Published
- 1822
- Keywords
- FICTION EDUCATION LEATHERBOUND
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About the Seller
Valley Books
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Amherst,, Massachusetts
About Valley Books
After 34 years selling used and old books in downtown Amherst, we are now an online only seller as of July 2009. We have approximately 12,500 titles in most subjects and all our inventory is listed online. Our specialties include scholarly books in political science, social science, philosophy, science and natural history, poetry, European history, Asian and Far Eastern history, Asian and American art and Literary Criticism, as well as several other subjects, scholarly, antiquarian and collectible.
Glossary
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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...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...