Over to Candleford. [Illustrations by Lynton Lamb]. ELEGANT COPY IN FULL MOROCCO
by THOMPSON Flora
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford University Press,, 1941. 8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette and illustrations in the text; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, back with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, hand-made endpapers, gilt top, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The illustrations were drawn by Lamb in the Oxfordshire village around which the trilogy is written.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35245
- Title
- Over to Candleford. [Illustrations by Lynton Lamb]. ELEGANT COPY IN FULL MOROCCO
- Author
- THOMPSON Flora
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press,
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- mstock, modern first editions, modern firsts, flora thompson, candleford, lynton lamb, over to candleford
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...