The Hand of Ethelberta. A Comedy in Chapters. The Wessex Novels Volume X. With a map of Wessex. Pocket edition.
by HARDY, THOMAS:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan & Co. 1925. Sm.8vo. (7x4). Soft maroon calf leather with elaborate gold decor on spine. Decorative gilt title on front cover. Top edge gilt. With original cream dustwrapper. In very good condition. (Wrapper a little darkened, slightly rubbed on edges, lose inch head and tail on spine.) Small light scuff to top of spine, front endpaper has very small remains of label. No penned inscriptions. Else a very clean and tight copy. 480pp. With Map of Wessex.
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- Seller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 91653
- Title
- The Hand of Ethelberta. A Comedy in Chapters. The Wessex Novels Volume X. With a map of Wessex. Pocket edition.
- Author
- HARDY, THOMAS:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co. 1925
- Keywords
- HARDY, THOMAS Thomas Hardy, Literature, Fine Binding, leather, pocket edition, Wessex, Hand of Ethelberta, Comedy, Chapters,
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.