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Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest
by Hudson, W.H. (William Henry)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Duckworth, 1931. Rebound in polished green calf, dentelle edges in gilt, green marbled endpapers; Textblock immaculate and tight; Binding is surface rubbed and spine-sunned, worn at the corners, spine extremities and along the spine, otherwise in beautiful condition; Full-page illustrations and chapter vignettes by Keith Anderson; Five raised bands. 325p.. Full Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Keith Henderson. 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover.
Synopsis
Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest is an exotic romance by William Henry Hudson about a traveller to the Guyana jungle of southeastern Venezuela and his encounter with a forest dwelling girl named Rima.
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- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25126
- Title
- Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest
- Author
- Hudson, W.H. (William Henry)
- Illustrator
- Keith Henderson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Duckworth
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 "
- Keywords
- Literary Classics, Classic Literature
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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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