Eothen by A. W. Kinglake - 1879

Konemann, 1997-06. Hardcover. Good.

London: John Lehmnn, 1948. Reprint. . Hardcover. Good+. 12mo. Ex-library with usual labels and markings. Blue cloth cover with some bumping to corners and barely readable lettering on faded spine. Rear inner hinge slightly loosening. Internally clean. Immediate despatch from the UK.

Methuen & Co, 1900. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1900. No Edition Remarks. 312 pages. No dust jacket. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to rear free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.

Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1936. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1936. Reprint. 311 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pencil marking to pages, with red crayon scribbles to half title pages. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper & rear paste down. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with tanning to spine and board edges. Notable scuffing, staining and marking to boards.

Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 287 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Moderate cracking and crinkling to gutters, with exposed netting. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Binding is slightly loose. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.

London: Century Publishing Company/Gentry Books Limited, 1982. Trade paperback. 226pp., Introduction by Jonathan Raban. Contains preface to the first edition, originall published in the mid 1800's. First printing thus of this moden reprint. Literally meaning "from the east" Eothen recounts Kinglake's travels from Constantinople to Smyrna, from Cypress to Greece and the Lebanon, following the 19th century passion for exploring the Orient. A classic in its genre, the present copy is a clean, square, unmarked paperback with no spine crease and no former ownership marks. Retail price sticker on rear panel. Very good+. First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardback. Very Good.

John Lehmann, 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1948. First Edition Thus. 240 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Heavier tanning and foxing to free endpapers. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.

Paperback. Good.

John Lehmann, 1948. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in.