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Plain Frances Mowbray and Other Tales (1889)
by Lawless, the Hon. Emily
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
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LEWES, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1889. Book. Poor. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spines; patterned pale blue endpapers. Spine chipped at top and securely gummed to text block, corners a little rubbed, small nick on edges of boards, faint stamp on front free endpaper, inscription (1889) on title page: contents good in poor binding. A reading/working copy of a scarce title. Contains the lengthy title piece and four shorter stories..
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- Bookseller
- Richard Beaton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- VN3435
- Title
- Plain Frances Mowbray and Other Tales (1889)
- Author
- Lawless, the Hon. Emily
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories;
Terms of Sale
Richard Beaton
Orders will be processed and despatched, wherever possible, with 24 hours. Orders received over the weekend will normally be processed and despatched on the following Monday. Delivery/postage is NOT included in the listed price. Delivery in the UK is normally by second class letter post/standard parcels, unless another service is requested and paid for by customer. Delivery outside the UK (worldwide) is made by airmail or surface mail, unless another service is requested and paid for by the customer. The condition of all books has been carefully described, noting all significant faults. If the condition of any book or books does not meet the description, the item may be returned for a full refund, including return postage. Where a customer wishes to cancel a purchase, the book(s) may be returned for a refund, but with return carriage paid by the customer. The customer must contact Richard Beaton to request the return, within 14 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Richard Beaton
Biblio member since 2005
LEWES
About Richard Beaton
In addition to listing on bookselling websites, I issue quarterly catalogues, available free of charge on request. I offer a select stock of nineteenth and early twentieth century fiction -- novels, short story collections, literary journals, annuals etc, with a strong emphasis on lesser-known novelists.
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- 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
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- Poor
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Cloth
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