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HARRY AND LUCY, collected into one volume from the "Early lessons" : to which are added "The little dog Trusty", "The cherry orchard", and "The orange man
by EDGEWORTH, Maria.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Longman, Brown and Co.; and 10 others, 1856.. Collected edition 1856, 12mo, 147 x 95 mm, 5¾ x 3¾ inches, blue morocco grain cloth with blind stamped decoration, gilt decoration and lettering to spine, yellow endpapers. Engraved frontispiece and added engraved title page with vignette, both designed by J. Buckley, 276 pages. Spine slightly rubbed, small splits at top and bottom of hinges, maximum 10 mm (½"), tiny nicks to cloth at head and tail of spine, board edges a little rubbed, inner paper hinges split and stuck neatly, neat early name on front endpaper, tiny ink mark to a couple of margins, 4 on text but no loss, otherwise clean, 1 gathering a little slack. A good plus copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43372
- Title
- HARRY AND LUCY, collected into one volume from the "Early lessons" : to which are added "The little dog Trusty", "The cherry orchard", and "The orange man
- Author
- EDGEWORTH, Maria.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Longman, Brown and Co.; and 10 others, 1856.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MARIA EDGEWORTH HARRY AND LUCY AND OTHER STORIES
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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