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PETER PARLEY'S ANNUAL: A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S PRESENT, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
by PETER PARLEY
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Darton and Co. Good. 1861. Hard Cover. 5.5" By 7.25" Tall' Red illustrated cloth. Upper cover illustrated in bright gilt. Spine faded cloth & gilt. Gilt to all page edges. Previous owner's Inscripion on ffep. Tissue guarded colour frontis. Colour illustrated title page. 312 pages clean and tight. Publisher's adverts 33 pages. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136212
- Title
- PETER PARLEY'S ANNUAL: A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S PRESENT, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
- Author
- PETER PARLEY
- Illustrator
- Numerous line drawings. Colour Frontis
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Darton and Co
- Date Published
- 1861
- Keywords
- Antiquarian, Rare, Books
Terms of Sale
CHARLES BOSSOM
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Please contact me if you have any problem with your order by e-mail charles.bossom@googlemail.com
About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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.
- 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...
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