Pictures of Life & Character
by Leech, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Charleston, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York/London: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Beautifully bound in half black grained leather with patterned blue gold trimmed cloth, raised bands and gilt stamped lettering on the spine, gilt trimmed page edges and endpapers with match cloth on the boards. Lightly rubbed. No cracking along the leather. Color reproduction of the art on page 87 affixed to the front pastedown. 195 undated cartoons that appeared in "Punch" in the 19th century. Cir. 1905. . Very Good. Half-Leather. 1905.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pensees Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039913
- Title
- Pictures of Life & Character
- Author
- Leech, John
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York/London
- Date Published
- 1905
Terms of Sale
Pensees Bookshop
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About the Seller
Pensees Bookshop
Biblio member since 2007
Charleston, Illinois
About Pensees Bookshop
Pensees Bookshop (Est. 1999) is a full service independently owned bookstore located in the Courthouse Square in Charleston, IL and within less than a block from 2 other quality used bookstores. We have two levels with over 40,000 titles covering almost all genres. Most of it is gently used but we do carry a small portion of new titles. We also restore and rebind books at very reasonable rates. We also carry a large section of vintage movie memorabilia including posters, photo stills, lobby cards and celebrity signatures. We are always buying books, historical documents, movie memorabilia and misc. artifacts as well as other items of historical significance such as art, letters, diaries, maps and military-related pieces. We are open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 6pm. EU Information: Pensees Bookshop COR (3303-5806); Robert Bertrand (owner and operator); Place: Charleston, IL (Coles County); Illinois Business Authorization Loc. Code: 015-0001-5-002; Contact Information: penseesbooks@mchsi.com; (217) 512-2239
Glossary
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...