FORGET ME NOT 1839; A Christmas, New Year's, and Birthday Present for MDCCCXXXIX
by Shoberl, Frederic, ed
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Ackermann And Co., 1839. 360pp. 11 steel engraved plates, each with a tissue guard. 16pp Ackermann's catalogue. Pub. red morroco full calf binding with gilt and blind emossed decoration. A love copy. Clean and tight text block. No inscriptions or marks. Spine darkened and rubbed a little to the top of the spine. All edges gilt.. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine. small 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Pa666
- Title
- FORGET ME NOT 1839; A Christmas, New Year's, and Birthday Present for MDCCCXXXIX
- Author
- Shoberl, Frederic, ed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Ackermann And Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1839
- Size
- small 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
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- Spine
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- Text Block
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- Tight
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- Fine
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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...
- Edges
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- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Gilt
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