Saints in Sussex : Poems and Plays
by Kaye-Smith, Sheila
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/N/A
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
A$46.18A$32.32
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Cassell, 1926. White Japanned Vellum Spine with bright Gilt title and Blue Buckram bds (fresh and unworn) top edge bright Gilt, pp 135 with tight and clean interior, printed on quality paper with watermark and untrimmed leading edge (not inscribed, sl foxed to end pages) Original wrapper is clean with tanned spine which is split with internal tape repair and price clipped spine with 1.5" missing to head, else only rubbed along top edge.. First Edition. Quarto Cloth. Fine/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8876
- Title
- Saints in Sussex : Poems and Plays
- Author
- Kaye-Smith, Sheila
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
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Auckland
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- First Edition
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- Vellum
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- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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...
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