DIARY OF ALEXANDER JAFFRAY, PROVOST OF ABERDEEN ... TO WHICH ARE ADDED
por JAFFRAY, Alexander
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1834. JAFFRAY, Alexander, with a memoir by John BARCLAY. DIARY OF ALEXANDER JAFFRAY, PROVOST OF ABERDEEN ... TO WHICH ARE ADDED, PARTICULARS OF HIS SUBSEQUENT LIFE, GIVEN IN CONNEXION WITH MEMOIRS OF THE RISE, PROGRESS, AND PERSECUTIONS, OF THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS, IN THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND; AMONG WHOM HE BECAME ONE OF THE EARLIEST MEMBERS. London: Darton & Harvey, 1834. 2nd edition. xxx + [4] + 592 pp. 8vo., diced calf with gilt rules and raised bands, gilt spine lettering. Boards worn, soiled. Remnants of bookplate to front pastedown; marbled endpapers. Hinge cracked at verso of front flyleaf. Light soil to title page; text age-toned at edges. Binding tight. Jaffray was one of the Scottish Commissioners to King Charles II, and a member of Cromwell's Parliament.
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- DIARY OF ALEXANDER JAFFRAY, PROVOST OF ABERDEEN ... TO WHICH ARE ADDED
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- JAFFRAY, Alexander
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Specializing in East Asian Books with Aesthetic Interest, Japanese Books with Original Art, English and American Literature, Women's Books and the Generally Intriguing!
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Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
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- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Bookplate
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
