THE MARTIANS A Novel
by George Du Maurier
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Harper & Brothers, 1898. Book. Illus. by George Du Maurier. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 471 pages, numerous black and white illustrations by the author. Half leather binding, blue morocco, five raised bands and bold gilt titling to the spine, matching marbled boards, a little fading to the spine, otherwise very good. Contents fairly clean and tight, light spotting to endpapers and first and last few pages, spotting to fore-edges, previous owner's neat inscription to the front free end-paper dated Christmas Day 1943, otherwise unmarked. A very good tight copy..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Loe Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027191
- Title
- THE MARTIANS A Novel
- Author
- George Du Maurier
- Illustrator
- George Du Maurier
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Illustrated;
Terms of Sale
Loe Books
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About the Seller
Loe Books
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Launceston, Cornwall
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- 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...