Eccentricities of Genius: Memories of Famous Men and Women of the Platform and Stage
by Pond, J. B
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Wellington, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1901. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 91 B&W portraits maroon cloth 564pp. plus catalogue to rear. Contents divided into: Orators; Pulpit Orators; Women Lecturers and Singers; Humorists; Explorers, Travellers, and War Correspondents; Actors and Dramatic Critics; Literary Lecturers; Miscellaneous; Author Readers and Lecturers; and, General Survey of the Lyceum Field. Sticker for Mudie's Select Library on front 30 to 34 Oxford Street. Top of pages gilt, others deckle cut. Spine slightly cocked.
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- Bookseller
- The Last Word (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1853
- Title
- Eccentricities of Genius: Memories of Famous Men and Women of the Platform and Stage
- Author
- Pond, J. B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
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About the Seller
The Last Word
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Glossary
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....