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The Weathercock
by George Manville Fenn
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good-/No jacket
- Seller
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Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Weathercock by George Manville Fenn, illustrated by A. W. Cooper
Hardback, undated but circa 1925, published by Griffith Farran Browne & Co. Limited, London, 349 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 5/8" by 5 5/8" by 1 3/8". Dark blue cloth binding, gilt lettering and detail to front board and spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Slackness to binding, cracking to front inner hinge and strain generally to hinges but book contents reasonably firm. Page edges a little browned, scuffed and a bit marked. Upper page edges gilt. Prize-giving bookplate from 1928 on front pastedown. A little marking to endpapers, the odd mark to page surfaces throughout but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.
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- Bookseller
- GN Books and Prints
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- #BIBLIO-486
- Title
- The Weathercock
- Author
- George Manville Fenn
- Illustrator
- A. W. Cooper
- Format/Binding
- Hardback, cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Griffith Farran Browne & Co. Limited
- Place of Publication
- London13.99
- Date Published
- Circa 1925
- Pages
- 349
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
GN Books and Prints
Biblio member since 2022
Inverness, Highland
About GN Books and Prints
Seller based in the Scottish Highlands, dealing in a variety of books, including antiquarian, vintage and modern.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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