APHORISMS ON MAN
by Lavater, John Caspar
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: I. Thomas, E.T. Andrews, 1790. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Small Octavo, 112 pages. In Good minus condition. Fully bound in brown leather with gilt ruling on spine. Moderate shelfwear and soiling. Peeling and tearing to leather on front and rear boards and spine. Rear board separating from spine/gutter. Textblock exposed at head of spine. Age-toning and foxing to textblock. Tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Bookplate on front pastedown. Missing frontispiece, with tanning visible on title page. Writing of previous owner in red ink of front free endpaper. Pen writing in black ink on title page, dated 1790. Shelved in Case 3. 1368523. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1368523
- Title
- APHORISMS ON MAN
- Author
- Lavater, John Caspar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Publisher
- I. Thomas, E.T. Andrews
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1790
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...