Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1822. No Edition Remarks. 267 pages. Half bound leather with cloth covered boards. Vol I. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Moderate rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with plate to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends, causing leather to peel. Binding remains firm. Heavy tanning overall. Some dents around edges.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1639575421IEV
Title: Lacon: or Many Things in Few Words, Vol. I
Author: C. C. Colton
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
Date Published: 1822

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Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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....
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Half Bound: ...