Uncle John: A Novel
by Whyte-Melville, G.J
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London, Eng: Chapman and Hall, 1878. Hardcover. Very Good -. [4], 329 p.; 19 cm. Half red morocco with marbled paper over boards; six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-stamped spine title and decoration. All page edges marbled. New edition. George John Whyte-Melville (1821-1878) is best known for his perfect portraits of sporting society. Sadleir, XIX Century Fiction, 3715 [13]. In Very Good- Condition: rubbed; cover slightly soiled; pages are clean and tight. A solid and attractive copy of a late novel by this popular mid-19th-century English writer.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000827
- Title
- Uncle John: A Novel
- Author
- Whyte-Melville, G.J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London, Eng
- Date Published
- 1878
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Sports & Games;
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Classic Books and Ephemera
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...