The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century
by Thackeray, W.(illiam) M.(akepeace)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Item Price
A$379.72A$303.78
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About This Item
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1858. First Edition in book form; 1st issue, with "actresses" for "ancestress" on page 207, volume I, and last two chapters of volume 1 misnumbered. Vol. I published 1858, Vol. II, 1859. Illustrated by the author with frontispieces, extra engraved title pages, in text illustrations and all 44 further plates as called for. Very Good, in contemporary half green morocco over green buckram boards, the back with gilt tooled decorations and lettering, marbled end papers, and edges,internally quite lovely with only a few plates with scattered toning, light rubbing to leather at tips. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007962
- Title
- The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century
- Author
- Thackeray, W.(illiam) M.(akepeace)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bradbury & Evans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1858
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Nineteenth Century;
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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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...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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