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An Idler In Old France. Author of “The Dungeons of Old Paris,” etc. Copyright Edition.
by HOPKINS, Tighe:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1899 1st thus. Hardback, approx 6.5 x 5 inches. Fine leather binding, navy blue morocco leather to spine and corners and marbled paper to boards, with gilt line edging, raised banding to spine with gilt lettering and decorations. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. In very good condition. Some slight minor rubbing to edges of boards, and leather on corners and ends of spine, else cover very clean and smart. Bookplate to front endpaper “Raymond Ball.” “Ex-Libris” stamp to following blank prelim with gryphon design. Some minor handling marks to pages with some neat pencil notes (lightly pencilled). Edges uncut. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 295pp.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88765
- Title
- An Idler In Old France. Author of “The Dungeons of Old Paris,” etc. Copyright Edition.
- Author
- HOPKINS, Tighe:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1899 1st thus
- Keywords
- CRIME HOPKINS, Tighe: An Idler In Old France, Copyright Edition, 1899, Tauchnitz, The Dungeons of Old Paris, leather, fine binding, Raymond Ball
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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.
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 1st Thus
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- Spine
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- Tight
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- Rubbing
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- Bookplate
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- Fine
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- 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...
- 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...
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