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Memoirs Of Joseph Grimaldi, Volume Ii (First Issue, Bound By Bayntun With Original Cloth Spine And Covers Bound In)
by Grimaldi, Joseph [1778-1837]; Charles Dickens, Editor, Writing As "Boz"; Illustrations By George Cruikshank
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley, 1838. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Ix, 23 Pp. Complete With Half Title, Publisher's 36 Pp. Catalog, And Cloth Spine And Wrappers Bound In At Rear. Volume Ii Only. First Edition, In First Issue Without The Grotesque Border Around The Last Plate, With First Issue Salmon Cloth Covers Bound In At Rear. In A Fine Bayntun Binding Of Full Red Morocco, 5 Bands, Two Black Morocco Spine Labels, Gilt In All Compartments And On Ribs, Date In Gilt At Bottom Covers With Three Gilt Rules With Devices At Corners, Elaborately Gilt Turns, Marbled Endpapers, Top Edge Gilt, Elaborately Embossed Salmon Covers And Spine Bound In At Rear. Book Near Fine, Some Rubbing At Edges, Original Covers Also Fine Or Nearly So.
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- Arroyo Seco Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 040870
- Title
- Memoirs Of Joseph Grimaldi, Volume Ii (First Issue, Bound By Bayntun With Original Cloth Spine And Covers Bound In)
- Author
- Grimaldi, Joseph [1778-1837]; Charles Dickens, Editor, Writing As "Boz"; Illustrations By George Cruikshank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1838
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature: Nineteenth Century; Antiquarian Books and Leather-Bound Books; Miscellany 2018 A Bookbinder's In Tray;
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About the Seller
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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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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