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Sincerity: a Tale
by TAYLOR, Jane. [The Author of "Rachel")
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Knight and Lacey, 1824. Book. Fair/Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo (125 x 195mm). 176pp. "Sincerity" by Jane Taylor, better-know as a author of "Rachel: A Tale" or she wrote the words to the song 'Twinkle, Twinkle, little star', written with the intention of showing the value of a friend. This book was published at the top of the career of the author, rare first edition. Original publisher's cloth, white labeling to the spine. Engraved plate on frontispiece. Heavy dusty on boards, rubbed label, cracked along front edge, wear on edges, corners rubbed, free endpaper with small tears between hinge. Tanned on edges, deckle, internally browning with minor spotting. Small tear on margin 171/172 page. .
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- Bookseller
- Michal Sawka Rare & Collectable
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000889
- Title
- Sincerity: a Tale
- Author
- TAYLOR, Jane. [The Author of "Rachel")
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair/Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Knight and Lacey
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1824
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Michal Sawka Rare & Collectable
Biblio member since 2016
London, Greater London
About Michal Sawka Rare & Collectable
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Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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.,...
- 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...
- 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....
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