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The A.1. Annual. A Magazine for Family Reading, Volume 1 [1888 - 89]
by Various Authors: Gordon Stables, L. T. Meade etc
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
LEWES, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Partridge, 1889. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. Contains: Eric Olsen's Minde Ring by Mrs Charles Garnett. Complete serialisation. Oonalaska by Gordon Stables. Complete serialisation. That House in London by L. T. Meade. Complete serialisation. Mad John Burleigh by Mrs Charles Garnett. Complete serialisation. Original green cloth on bevelled boards, illustrated in black and lettered in gilt. Corners rubbed, 1 cm loss at head of spine, prize plate (1890) on front pastedown inner joint papers lightly cracked, good. A very heavy volume which will require additional postage. Late-C19th black leather over grey beaded cloth; brown endpapers. Leather splitting on each end of hinges, cloth chipped at foot of front board, but contents clean and tight: fair. The third and last volume of a short-lived journal (there is a "notice of discontinuance" at the end): the fiction is mostly aimed at older children. A heavy volume which will require additional postage..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Richard Beaton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- VN3320
- Title
- The A.1. Annual. A Magazine for Family Reading, Volume 1 [1888 - 89]
- Author
- Various Authors: Gordon Stables, L. T. Meade etc
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Publisher
- Partridge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Bookseller catalogs
- Periodicals;
Terms of Sale
Richard Beaton
Orders will be processed and despatched, wherever possible, with 24 hours. Orders received over the weekend will normally be processed and despatched on the following Monday. Delivery/postage is NOT included in the listed price. Delivery in the UK is normally by second class letter post/standard parcels, unless another service is requested and paid for by customer. Delivery outside the UK (worldwide) is made by airmail or surface mail, unless another service is requested and paid for by the customer. The condition of all books has been carefully described, noting all significant faults. If the condition of any book or books does not meet the description, the item may be returned for a full refund, including return postage. Where a customer wishes to cancel a purchase, the book(s) may be returned for a refund, but with return carriage paid by the customer. The customer must contact Richard Beaton to request the return, within 14 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Richard Beaton
Biblio member since 2005
LEWES
About Richard Beaton
In addition to listing on bookselling websites, I issue quarterly catalogues, available free of charge on request. I offer a select stock of nineteenth and early twentieth century fiction -- novels, short story collections, literary journals, annuals etc, with a strong emphasis on lesser-known novelists.
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