The Works Of Laurence Sterne, in One Volume: With a Life of the Author, Written By Himself.
by Sterne, Laurence
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: John Grigg, 1831.. 8vo. 416 pp. Good, Gilt Leather with red rot, sun-fading, tears, losses, rubbing & edge wear; half of spine missing; boards loose; staining on end papers, edges of text block, and on pages; foxing throughout; some pages dog-eared; shelf wear. Engraving of Sterne on frontispiece; protective tissue present but stained. Previous owners' signatures on FFEP and title page.
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- Bookseller
- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15-2792
- Title
- The Works Of Laurence Sterne, in One Volume: With a Life of the Author, Written By Himself.
- Author
- Sterne, Laurence
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Philadelphia: John Grigg, 1831.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature & Linguistics;
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Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
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About the Seller
Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
Biblio member since 2006
San Francisco, California
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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