Classic Tales: In one volume the most esteemed Works of Imagination: Rasselas; Vicar Wakefield; Exiles Siberia; Paul & Virginia; Indian Cottage;Gulliver's Travels; Stearne' Sentimental Journey; Sorrows Werter; Theodoseus & Constantea; Castle Otranto.
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Bell & Daldry, 1866. Engraved frontispiece and extra title. 8vo (7 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches), printed in double-column. Contemporary full tan prize calf, blocked in gilt with the arms of Glasgow Academy. Spine gilt ruled on raised bands, with crimson lettering piece.
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- Bristow and Garland (GB)
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- 21703
- Title
- Classic Tales: In one volume the most esteemed Works of Imagination: Rasselas; Vicar Wakefield; Exiles Siberia; Paul & Virginia; Indian Cottage;Gulliver's Travels; Stearne' Sentimental Journey; Sorrows Werter; Theodoseus & Constantea; Castle Otranto.
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- Hardcover
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- Bell & Daldry, 1866.
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Bristow and Garland
Biblio member since 2005
Shaftesbury, Dorset
About Bristow and Garland
Long established antiquarian & secondhand booksellers and dealers in autographs and manuscripts.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....