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The Young Lady's Book, A Manual of Elegant Recreations, Arts , Sciences, and Accomplishments
by Edited By Distinguished Professors
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Bohn, c.1864. Undated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Blind stamped Green Cloth. Spine has been neatly repaired rubbed and worn with minor bumps to corners. With 1200 woodcuts. Internally very good Size: Small Octavo. Category: Literature & Literary; 19th century; .
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Petersfield Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45620
- Title
- The Young Lady's Book, A Manual of Elegant Recreations, Arts , Sciences, and Accomplishments
- Author
- Edited By Distinguished Professors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Undated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bohn
- Date Published
- c.1864
- Keywords
- BZDB16 Literature & Literary; 19th century; Edited By Distinguished Professors The Young Lady's Book, A Manual of Elegant Recreations, Arts , Sciences, and Accomplishments
Terms of Sale
The Petersfield 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 Petersfield Bookshop
Biblio member since 2023
Petersfield, Hampshire
About The Petersfield Bookshop
"The Petersfield Bookshop" is a traditional bookshop and specialises in buying and selling Antiquarian and second-hand books, but also sells antique maps and prints and. Inside the shop there is a display of antique dolls from Ann Westwood's private collection. A special feature of the premises is a canopied forecourt where second-hand books can be bought 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!
Our opening hours are 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday to Saturday. (Other times available by appointment)
There is nearby "Pay & Display" parking available and we are short walk from Petrsfield Station (On the London to Portsmouth route).
We are members of: ABA, ILAB & PBFA
Our opening hours are 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday to Saturday. (Other times available by appointment)
There is nearby "Pay & Display" parking available and we are short walk from Petrsfield Station (On the London to Portsmouth route).
We are members of: ABA, ILAB & PBFA
Glossary
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- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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