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The Story of my Heart
by Richard Jefferies
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Duckworth & Co. , 1912. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6.5". E. W. Waite. The nineteenth century nature writer poetically describes his experiences in this illustrated volume. In this poetic outpouring by Richard Jefferies, the nineteenth century nature writer expressively describes his experiences with the natural world, and dwells on ideas of beauty and human nature. With eight colour plates tipped in, collated and complete. Booksellers sticker to the front paste down from A. H, Jennings second-hand shop in London. Prior owner's pencil inscription to the recto of the front endpaper, 'R. T. Dosseter. Jan 1963'. In the publisher's original green cloth binding with a decorative gilt front board. Externally, smart. Very lightly rubbed to the boards, a little more to the joints. There are some small black marks to the spine, which is a little bumped to the head and tail. Internally, generally firmly bound, with the gutter visible at a few points across the text. Lightly foxed to the front and the rear, with light scattered foxing to the fore edge of some pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 856N24
- Title
- The Story of my Heart
- Author
- Richard Jefferies
- Illustrator
- E. W. Waite
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Duckworth & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 9" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- The Story of my Heart Autobiography Richard Jefferies Colour Plates Autobiography
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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