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The Anglo-Saxon Review A Quarterly Miscellany.<br />Vol. III. Dec. 1899.
by Churchill, Lady Randolph Spencer (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Lane, 1899. First edition. Hardback. 256pp plus plates. The cover of this issue of the Anglo-Saxon Review is modelled on Raderus' "Bavaria Pia" printed at Munich in 1628 and bound for Charles I., although it bears none of his special stamps. Green leather with detailed gilt floral arabesques to both boards around a Royal armorial ornament. Six compartment spine with gilt titles. Top edge gilt. Six illustrations (including frontispiece) with tissue guards. Decorated initials to chapters. Contributors to this edition include: Stephen Crane, David Hannay, Laurence Alma Tadema, Edmund Gosse, H. de Vere Stacpoole, and Sidney Low etc. Book in good condition. Corners and edges rubbed. Some rubbing and scuffing to spine & its extremities, which is also cracking at its front hinge. Virtually free of spotting. Stamp of Gloucester County Library to upper edge of front pastedown but no other traces of library ownership. A heavy book but no additional shipping costs to UK post codes. Overseas buyers please ask for shipping quote.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariadne Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1307894
- Title
- The Anglo-Saxon Review A Quarterly Miscellany.Vol. III. Dec. 1899.
- Author
- Churchill, Lady Randolph Spencer (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Anglo-Saxon Review, Lady Randolph Spencer Churchill
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- Special Bindings;
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About the Seller
Ariadne Books
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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