Vestigia
by Fleming, George (Julia Constance Fletcher))
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Roberts Brothers, 1884 Original green boards with gold gilt design, Decorative endpapers. Book is slightly cupped and cocked and has rubbing to edges. Corners lightly bumped and spine tips starting to fray. A bit of soiling to fore edge. Interior has age-toning with a couple of dog-earred pages (maybe 3 or 4) and two pages with some soiling. Otherwise clean and tight. 1884 on copyright and title page. Published in one volume. Spine states "By the author of "Mirage" and "Kismet". 288 pages w/ advertisements in back. Rare find.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lindas Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001252
- Title
- Vestigia
- Author
- Fleming, George (Julia Constance Fletcher))
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Roberts Brothers
- Date Published
- 1884
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Lindas Rare Books
Payment must be received within 5 business days.Money back guarantee within 12 business days of receipt.
About the Seller
Lindas Rare Books
Biblio member since 2008
New York, New York
About Lindas Rare Books
I specialize in rare children's books, plays, poetry books, modern first editions, out of print and unusual books and signed books. If you cannot find what you are looking for, I will try and find it for you.
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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