The White Elephant or The Hunters of Ava and the King of the Golden Foot
by Dalton, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Clarence Park, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
(London: Griffith, Farren, Okeden and Welsh: no date) The catalogue at the rear is dated 25-8-[18]88. Decorated cloth, bevelled boards (that is, hard covers) pp. 350 and 16 publisher's advertisements. Illustrated by Harrison Weir and R.H. Moore. All edges gilt. A little rubbing to the head and foot of the spine and to the corners of the boards; inner hinges split or splitting; a very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- exPB (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 175847
- Title
- The White Elephant or The Hunters of Ava and the King of the Golden Foot
- Author
- Dalton, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- childrens
Terms of Sale
exPB
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About the Seller
exPB
Biblio member since 2017
Clarence Park, South Australia
About exPB
I am the daughter of Pioneer Books, our business has closed down after 43 years and I am listing some of it on my own account now that I'm the proud owner of the residual stock! I am selling them at half the price at which they were listed when Pioneer Books existed.
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...