Westward Ho! Or The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh
by Charles Kingsley
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Copenhagen, New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Shanghai: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1923. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Various. A beautifully bound full calf Oxford edition of Charles Kingsley's historical novel Westward Ho! Oxford edition of Westward Ho! Or The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh by Charles Kingsley in full calf binding. Illustrated with twelve monochrome plates listed by various artists. Collated, complete. The plate listed as facing page 362 is facing page 262, and the plate listed as facing page 470 is on page 370. Includes a map as the frontispiece. Prior owner's ink inscription from 1925 to the first free endpaper. Westward Ho! is a historical novel based on the experiences of the Elizabethan privateer Amyas Preston. In full calf binding. Externally, very smart. There is some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Prior owner's ink inscription from 1925 to the first free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 843W37
- Title
- Westward Ho! Or The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh
- Author
- Charles Kingsley
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Copenhagen, New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Shanghai
- Date Published
- 1923
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Westward Ho Charles Kingsley Oxford edition Leather Charles Kingsley
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
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- Plate
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat 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....