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Pantika: or, Traditions of the Most Ancient Times. In Two Volumes.
by HOWITT, WILLIAM:
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Whittaker and Co. 1835 1st edition. 2 Vols. Hardback, approx 8 x 5 inches. Quarter bound in dark green morocco leather to spines and corners, marbled paper covered boards. Top page edges gilt. Raised banding and gilt lettering to spines. In very good condition. Some darkening to spines, rubbing to corners and spine ends, some patchy rubbing to spine edges. Some minor fading and slight rubbing to boards. Some darkening and foxing to blank prelims, binders stamp “Riley, Manchester” to bottom edge. Some foxing to title page in vol.2. One or two occasional minor spots to pages else all very clean and tight throughout. 343 & 394pp. The Pilgrimage of Pantika; Nichar, The Exile of Heaven; Ithran, The Demoniac; Beeltuthma, The Desolate and the Faithful; The Avenger of Blood; The Soothsayer of No; The Valley of Angels.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86040
- Title
- Pantika: or, Traditions of the Most Ancient Times. In Two Volumes.
- Author
- HOWITT, WILLIAM:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Whittaker and Co. 1835 1st edition
- Keywords
- POETRY HOWITT, WILLIAM: Pantika, or, Traditions of the Most Ancient Times, Whittaker and Co., Two Volumes, 1835 1st edition, leather, Riley Binders Manchester,
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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.
- 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...
- 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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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