Pelham or, Adventures of a Gentleman
by LYTTON BULWER, Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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CHELTENHAM, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London, Henry Colburn, 1835. Octavo, iv+688 pages, original boards in a half binding of calf and marbled paper, gilt lettering and raised bands on spine, marbled edges and endpapers, lightly rubbed, mark wear ex-libris label has been removed, a very good copy
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grant's Bookshop (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29093
- Title
- Pelham or, Adventures of a Gentleman
- Author
- LYTTON BULWER, Edward
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Henry Colburn, 1835
Terms of Sale
Grant's Bookshop
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About the Seller
Grant's Bookshop
Biblio member since 2023
CHELTENHAM, Victoria
About Grant's Bookshop
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...