The Provincial Letters of Blaise Pascal
by Blaise Pascal
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1904. Hardcover. Good. 1904. No Edition Remarks. 381 pages. No dust jacket. Bound in blue leather with gilt. Gilt applied to top edge of text block, remaining sides are rough cut. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. End papers are more notably foxed. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1712557348BWS
- Title
- The Provincial Letters of Blaise Pascal
- Author
- Blaise Pascal
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.
- Date Published
- 1904
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....