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My Lady Nicotine.
by BARRIE (J. M.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1890. First edition, 8vo, [2], 265, [1] + 6pp., of adverts, with half-title, neat bookplate to front paste-down, orig. publishers blue buckram, bevelled boards, a couple of indents on lower board, spine lettered in gilt, uncut, top edge gilt, a nice copy.
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- Bookseller
- Forest Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40862
- Title
- My Lady Nicotine.
- Author
- BARRIE (J. M.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1890
- Bookseller catalogs
- ENGLISH LITERATURE;
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About the Seller
Forest Books
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Grantham, Lincolnshire
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- 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...
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