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Ianto the Fisherman and Other Sketches of Country Life (1904)
by Rees, Alfred W
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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LEWES, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1904. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Illustrated. Early C20th brown leather over pale brown boards; raised bands, gilt decorations and green leather title label on spine; patterned endpapers; top edge gilt. Light rubbing to edges, foxing spots throughout, notes (in pencil) on blank prelims, otherwise good. Sketches, impressions, memories and stories of country life, fishing and poaching at the end of the nineteenth century.
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- Bookseller
- Richard Beaton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RE2309
- Title
- Ianto the Fisherman and Other Sketches of Country Life (1904)
- Author
- Rees, Alfred W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
Terms of Sale
Richard Beaton
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About the Seller
Richard Beaton
Biblio member since 2005
LEWES
About Richard Beaton
In addition to listing on bookselling websites, I issue quarterly catalogues, available free of charge on request. I offer a select stock of nineteenth and early twentieth century fiction -- novels, short story collections, literary journals, annuals etc, with a strong emphasis on lesser-known novelists.
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...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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