HILLINGDON HALL / OR / THE COCKNEY SQUIRE: A Tale of Country Life
by [Surtees, R. S.]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. (1931).. (1931).. Very good. - Octavo, red cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The binding is very lightly rubbed & bumped & the spine is sunned. xiii, [ii] & 519 pages. 12 color plates, including a frontispiece, by Wildrake, Heath and Jellicoe. The rear hinge is starting, else very good. <p>Number 647 of an edition of 1,000 copies for England. The introduction is by Siegfried Sassoon.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18470
- Title
- HILLINGDON HALL / OR / THE COCKNEY SQUIRE: A Tale of Country Life
- Author
- [Surtees, R. S.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. (1931).
- Date Published
- (1931).
- Keywords
- LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVEL; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATORS; HEATH; WILDRAKE; JELLICOE; PLATES; SPORTING; R. S. SURTEES; HILLINGDON HALL; THE COCKNEY SQUIRE; A TALE OF COUNTRY LIFE; SIEGFRIED SASSOON; LIMITED EDITION.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Sunned
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- Spine
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
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