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The Old English Christmas. With illustrations by H.M. Brock
by FOULIS]. IRVING, Washington
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London & Edinburgh. T.N. Foulis. N.d. c.[ 1909]. 12mo, 18cm, 124p., with 16 tipped in colour plates including frontis & title-page, rear publisher's ads, a.e.g., in publishers full limp-leather, yapped edges, gilt decorated titles on the cover & spine, inc black stamped flora decorated border on the cover, some tanning to brown (as usual) on the binding, frontis re-hinged, still very good to fine copy (ho3.1). ~ An attractive edition of a Washington Irving classic. One of the Foulis "Elegant and Artistic Editions". Although not dated, a former owner's inscription is dated Christmas 1909. Charmingly illustrated in Dickensian style.
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- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41028
- Title
- The Old English Christmas. With illustrations by H.M. Brock
- Author
- FOULIS]. IRVING, Washington
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London & Edinburgh. T.N. Foulis. N.d. c.[ 1909]
- Keywords
- christmas gift book washington irving illustrated brock leather bindings
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About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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Ottawa, Ontario
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...