Prince Dorus: or, Flattery Put Out of Countenance. A Poetical Version of an Ancient Tale.
by Lamb, Charles; [Andrew W. Tuer]
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Field & Tuer, 1889. Handsome reprint of an exceedingly scarce book; Tuer, in his introduction, discusses the complete 1811 copy in his colledction, the only one he knows of, as well as the value of other Lamb rarities. Number 166 of 500 printed, SIGNED by the publisher. Hardcover, half vellum over blue boards, gilt titling. Shows some wear, waterstains to the edges of cover, pages slightlt affected; binding coming loose, with center section nearly detached. Text clean; xii, 31 pages, wood engraving, nine hand-colored plates as called for.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 6¼" by 8".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- r0484
- Title
- Prince Dorus: or, Flattery Put Out of Countenance. A Poetical Version of an Ancient Tale.
- Author
- Lamb, Charles; [Andrew W. Tuer]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Field & Tuer
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- Children's Books, Illustrated Books
- Size
- 6¼" by 8"
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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...