Ancient Spanish Ballads; Historical and Romantic
by Lockhart J. G
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: John Murray, 1856. Book measures 10 x 8 inches. Unpaginated. Coloured decorations throughout by Owen Jones. Bound in original publishers decorative gilt and blind stamped leather, full gilt edges, coloured endpapers. Calf light rubbed, some wear on hinge joints, but boards holding firm. Binding in very good condition. Internally, previous owners inscription on endpaper dated 1859, endpaper chipped on edge, some occasional spotting or light browning. Pages in good clean condition. A very nice copy, in a very attractive binding.F. First Edition. Decorative Gilt Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Owen Jones. Quarto.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 095708
- Title
- Ancient Spanish Ballads; Historical and Romantic
- Author
- Lockhart J. G
- Illustrator
- Owen Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- Quarto
- Keywords
- Owen Jones
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bindings; Antiquarian;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...