Collins, London and Glasgow, No date. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Illustrated endpapers, being a Merman and a Merwoman [ on either side] blowing horns, against a gray background. Dark maroon coloured cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Pale red coloured tint to the top text block edge. Illustrated dustwrapper, being the publisher's colophon against a orange coloured background with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A book that was first published in 1834. A novel about the last days of Pompeii before it was destroyed by Vesuvius. Collins Pocket Classic series -- number 55. Softening to the head and to the heel of the backstrip and rubbing to the lower book edges. Browning to the textblock edges and of the internal pages. Previous owners rubber stamp to the top right-hand corner of the front paste-down. A paint splash (white) to the top left-hand corner of the front panel. Rubbing and chipping to the dustwrapper corners and to the head and to the heel of the backstrip. Sunning of the backstrip and to the verso of the dustwrapper. There is a small three cornered tear to the top edge of the backstrip. Size: 16mo - up to 6 Â¾" tall - Sextodecimo. (4), 5-510, (2)pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Italy; 19th century; Inventory No: 0113540. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0113540
Title: The Last Days of Pompeii (Library of Classics)
Author: Lytton, Lord
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Collins
Place of Publication: London and Glasgow
Date Published: No date
Keywords: BZDB2 literature, 19th-century, Pompeii Â– destruction, Library of Classics -- Collins Pocket Classics -- Series -- Number 332 Literature & Literary; Italy; 19th century; Unbranded Lytton, Lord The Last Days of Pompeii (Library of Classic

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
Colophon: The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
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...
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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...
Verso: The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...