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The Complete Tales of Charles and Mary Lamb and Oliver Goldsmith in One Volume
by Lamb, Charles & Mary; Goldsmith, Oliver
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent, 1890. Not Dated c1890.Blue waxed cloth bds with bright Gilt decorative spine title (fresh with sl damp stain along bottom edge, lightly rubbed spine foot, small tear spine head, cnrs sharp) contains "Tales from Mrs Leicester's School" pp 74; "Tales from Shakespeare" pp 281; "The Vicar of Wakefield" pp 126 plus 15 page catalogue to rear, odd nice engraving through text. Text block bright with some expected foxing, not inscribed. Overweight. First Thus. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9433
- Title
- The Complete Tales of Charles and Mary Lamb and Oliver Goldsmith in One Volume
- Author
- Lamb, Charles & Mary; Goldsmith, Oliver
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1890
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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Ariel Books
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
We are a small friendly book store stocking a unique selection of rare and out of print books. Currently we are searching for a suitable new location but have had an open book shop since 1998.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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