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THE STORY OF ROSINA AND OTHER VERSES; Illustrated by Hugh Thomson
by Dobson, Austin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, & Co, 1895. Hardcover. Good Plus. Hugh Thomson. 12mo, 7.4 in. x 5 in., pp. xxiii, [5], 120. Illustrated with tissue-guarded frontispiece. Blue-green cloth boards with elaborate gilt troubadour, shepherdess and lamb scene and title to front. Gilt title and lamb and floral design to spine. Gilt edges. Light rubbing to extremities. Front bottom corner bumped and peeping. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Front hinge tender. Bookplate of "T.W. Dewar" displays print made by William Strang.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86121
- Title
- THE STORY OF ROSINA AND OTHER VERSES; Illustrated by Hugh Thomson
- Author
- Dobson, Austin
- Illustrator
- Hugh Thomson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, & Co
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1895
Terms of Sale
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Eugene, Oregon
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Bookplate
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- Cloth
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