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Clentine Rambles; Or A Companion to the Hills of Clent
by Harris, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hales-Owen. Good with no dust jacket. 1845. First Edition. Hardcover. (iv) + 106 pages. Frontis plate with tissue guard. Including catalogue of Crompton family portraits at Hagley Hall, the seat of Viscount Cobham. A very pretty little book with smooth calf spine and corners outlined with gold ruling, gold title to fc. Spine has 5 raised bands outlined in gilt with two red labels. Both boards are detached as is typical with this era binding. Corners of the boards are a little scuffed, but otherwise very nice. Interior has just a bit of foxing, otherwise crisp and clean. A very attractive copy of this hard to find little book. ; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; 106 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002096
- Title
- Clentine Rambles; Or A Companion to the Hills of Clent
- Author
- Harris, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hales-Owen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1845
- Keywords
- Clent, Guide_books, Worcestershire, England, Cobham
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel/Adventure; Antiquarian/Rare; History:United Kingdom; English Cozy;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
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