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Tale of a Tub. Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind, to which is added, An Account of a Battle between the Antient (sic) & Modern Books in St James's Library
by [Swift (Jonathan)]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair Condition
- Seller
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Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Charles Bathurst, 1747. Eleventh Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Fair Condition. Full gilt tooled calf with engraved frontispiece and other illustrations. Binding shelf worn, particularly the spine. Joints split but still attached. Previous owners' bookplates (one from United Presbyterian College Library) to endpapers, which are discoloured, otherwise text is mostly clean and sound. Size: Small Octavo. Category: Literature & Literary; .
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- Bookseller
- The Petersfield Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91029
- Title
- Tale of a Tub. Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind, to which is added, An Account of a Battle between the Antient (sic) & Modern Books in St James's Library
- Author
- [Swift (Jonathan)]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Eleventh Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Bathurst
- Date Published
- 1747
- Keywords
- BZDB16 Literature & Literary; [Swift (Jonathan)] Tale of a Tub. Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind, to which is added, An Account of a Battle between the Antient (sic) & Modern Books in St James's Library
Terms of Sale
The Petersfield Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Petersfield Bookshop
Biblio member since 2023
Petersfield, Hampshire
About The Petersfield Bookshop
"The Petersfield Bookshop" is a traditional bookshop and specialises in buying and selling Antiquarian and second-hand books, but also sells antique maps and prints and. Inside the shop there is a display of antique dolls from Ann Westwood's private collection. A special feature of the premises is a canopied forecourt where second-hand books can be bought 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!
Our opening hours are 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday to Saturday. (Other times available by appointment)
There is nearby "Pay & Display" parking available and we are short walk from Petrsfield Station (On the London to Portsmouth route).
We are members of: ABA, ILAB & PBFA
Our opening hours are 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday to Saturday. (Other times available by appointment)
There is nearby "Pay & Display" parking available and we are short walk from Petrsfield Station (On the London to Portsmouth route).
We are members of: ABA, ILAB & PBFA
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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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