The Old Court Suburb; or, Memorials of Kensington, Regal, Critical, and Anecdotal
by HUNT, Leigh
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Hurst and Blackett, n.y.. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Full calf, gilt, blind-embossed rules. viii, 301pp. Engraved frontispiece, glazed marbled endpapers. Very good. Minor edgewear; attractive 19th century bookplate of one Thomas Lee Hardy on front pastedown. Third edition, tight and handsome.
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- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18814
- Title
- The Old Court Suburb; or, Memorials of Kensington, Regal, Critical, and Anecdotal
- Author
- HUNT, Leigh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hurst and Blackett
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- n.y.
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Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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Galena, Illinois
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Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.