A Tale of a Tub. Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind
by Swift Jonathan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: printed for John Nutt , 1704. Book measures 20x12.cm. [12],322pp. Bound in full panelled calf. At some time the book has been rebacked, retaining the panelled boards, and original title label, raised bands. Boards rubbed, scuffed, some wear loss on corners. Generally binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, sellotape along inner margin of frontis booklist and title page. Pages in good clean condition throughout. A nice copy.F . The Third Edition Corrected . Full Calf. Very Good. Small 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014311
- Title
- A Tale of a Tub. Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind
- Author
- Swift Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- The Third Edition Corrected
- Publisher
- printed for John Nutt
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1704
- Size
- Small 8vo
- Keywords
- Jonathan Swift
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bindings; Antiquarian;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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...
- 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...