"Ask Mamma": The Richest Commoner in England
by Robert S. Surtees
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
This book has a tight, full-red Morroco binding, embossed front and back and with raised ridges on the spine. The gilt title also appears on the spine. The end papers and page edges are beautifully comb-marbled, retaining their bright colors well. Some rubbing along the spine, and on the corner edges, otherwise the binding is near fine, sound and except for a few small pencil marks on the first page of the novel, the pages are clean. The book has 13 full-page hand-colored steel engravings, 69 wood engravings in the text. Illustrator John Leech (1817-1864) produced cartoons for Punch and illustrated Dickens' Christmas Carol. The book is an unforgettable portrait of English country life and the hunt fraternity that has thrived while many other Victorian novels disappeared into obscurity.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Medium to Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4
- Title
- "Ask Mamma"
- Author
- Robert S. Surtees
- Illustrator
- John Leech
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, Morocco binding, ridged spine, embossed covers
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bradbury, Agnew, & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1882
- Pages
- 412
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Victorian novel
Terms of Sale
Medium to Rare Books
About the Seller
Medium to Rare Books
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Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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