John Halifax, Gentleman
by Dinah Maria Mulock [Dinah Craik]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1910. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 6". W. Cubitt Cooke; L. M. Fisher; F. C. Tilney . A lovely illustrated edition of the most famous novel of Dinah Maria Mulock, or Dinah Craik. An illustrated edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the boards and spine. Top edge gilt. Dinah Maria Mulock's best remembered novel, presenting the mid-Victorian ideals of English middle-class life. John Halifax, Gentleman tells the story of John Halifax, an orphan determined to make his way in the world through honest hard work. The novel was adapted for radio and TV by the BBC. Illustrated with twelve colour illustrations by W. Cubitt Cooke, L. M. Fisher and F. C. Tilney. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. Gilt remains bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, except for the odd spot to the fore edge and a little offsetting to the first and last couple of pages. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 878M16
- Title
- John Halifax, Gentleman
- Author
- Dinah Maria Mulock [Dinah Craik]
- Illustrator
- W. Cubitt Cooke; L. M. Fisher; F. C. Tilney
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 8" by 6"
- Keywords
- Dinah Craik John Halifax Victorian literature John Halifax
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....