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Wessex Tales. That is to say The Three Strangers, A Tradition of Eighteen Hundred and Four, The Melancholy Hussar, The Withered Arm, Fellow Townsmen, Interlopers at the Knap, The Distracted Preacher. Wessex Edition.
by HARDY, THOMAS:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan and Co., Limited. 1920. 9.0 x 5.5 inches. In maroon cloth covers with gilt to spine. In very good condition. Spine slightly faded and bumped at ends. Slight browning to endpapers and main title page. Else a clean and tight copy. 287 pp. With b/w frontis with tissue guard and map of Wessex at back.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 89537
- Title
- Wessex Tales. That is to say The Three Strangers, A Tradition of Eighteen Hundred and Four, The Melancholy Hussar, The Withered Arm, Fellow Townsmen, Interlopers at the Knap, The Distracted Preacher. Wessex Edition.
- Author
- HARDY, THOMAS:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co., Limited. 1920
- Keywords
- HARDY, THOMAS THOMAS HARDY, Wessex Tales, Three Strangers, Tradition, Eighteen Hundred, Four, Melancholy Hussar, Withered Arm, Fellow Townsmen, Interlopers, Knap, Distracted Preacher, wessex edition, frontis, map, 1020
Terms of Sale
The Antique Map & Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
Biblio member since 2016
Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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