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JOHN LEECH: His Life and Work (2 vols)
by Frith, William Powell 01d
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG books 1st ed. Orig gilt lettered maroon cloth. Clean in & out
- Seller
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Lyndonville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Bentley. VG books 1st ed. Orig gilt lettered maroon cloth. Clean in & out. 1891. 1st edition.. Hardcover. VG books. 8vo,xiv,268, viii,306,48pp. Decorated eps. NO foxing, soiling or staining. FINE inside. Spine ends frayed. Tips worn. . Vol 1 binding cracked at front hinge & page 98. Gilt spine lettering darkened. A tiny number "72" glued to top spine of vol 1. .
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- Bookseller
- Quiet Friends
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001058
- Title
- JOHN LEECH: His Life and Work (2 vols)
- Author
- Frith, William Powell 01d
- Illustrator
- 60+ b/w wood cuts.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG books 1st ed. Orig gilt lettered maroon cloth. Clean in & out
- Edition
- 1st edition.
- Publisher
- Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- VG books. 8vo,xiv,268, viii,306,48pp. Decorated eps. NO foxing,, soiling or staining. FINE inside. Spine ends frayed. Tips worn., 01f
Terms of Sale
Quiet Friends
Visa, M/C, MO, Check. Shipping is free for a "regular" weight book. But for heavier books, and multi volume sets, we ask for any additional postage. Basically we pay the first $3.
About the Seller
Quiet Friends
Biblio member since 2008
Lyndonville, New York
About Quiet Friends
We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.
Glossary
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- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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