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The Adventures of Harry Richmond
by George Meredith
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co Ltd. , 1902. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4". None. A handsome copy of this popular romance novel by the Victorian writer and poet, George Meredith. A new edition. Rebound in full crushed morocco with gilt detail. 'The Adventures of Harry Richmond' is a popular romance novel by George Meredith. It is believed to be strongly autobiographical. George Meredith was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. He is best known for his works, 'Diana of the Crossways'. and 'The Egoist'. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in literature seven times. In full crushed morocco binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the edges and some fading to the spine. Light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages slightly age-toned but otherwise very bright and clean. The occasional handling mark throughout. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 837G12
- Title
- The Adventures of Harry Richmond
- Author
- George Meredith
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Archibald Constable & Co Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Westminster
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 6.5" by 4"
- Keywords
- romance harry richmond the ordeal of richard feverel harry richmond
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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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- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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....
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