Sam Slick's Wise Saws and Modern Instances; or, What He Said, Did, Or Invented. In Two Volumes.
by Haliburton (Thomas Chandler)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1853. Second edition. The two volumes bound in half-calf & marbled boards, spines designed and lettered in gilt. Marbled end papers. Top edge gilt. No half-titles, ads not bound at the end of Vol II. A bit of scuffing to spine and along hinges, some shelf wear to tips, otherwise a clean and decent set, with the hinges a bit tender but entirely intact. Published the same year as the first edition, anonymously.
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- Bookseller
- William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52373
- Title
- Sam Slick's Wise Saws and Modern Instances; or, What He Said, Did, Or Invented. In Two Volumes.
- Author
- Haliburton (Thomas Chandler)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canlit;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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About the Seller
William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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Sidney, British Columbia
About William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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- 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...
- Marbled boards
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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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...