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The Adventures of Mr Verdant Green
by Cuthbert Bede [Edward Bradley]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: James Blackwood & Co., c1899. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". Edward Bradley. Later edition of this illustrated novel by Edward Bradley in the original publisher's cloth. Dated via Jisc from a copy of the 'one hundred and thirty-third thousand' catalogued at the Open University Library. This one hundred and thirtieth thousand. With eight leaves of publisher's catalogue to rear. Illustrated in text and complete with frontispiece and additional illustrated title page.Novel concerning the exploits of Verdant Green, a freshman at Oxford University. Written by Edward Bradley under pseudonym Cuthbert Bede. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with minor shelf wear, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, boards only lightly marked, light chipping to rear joint. RW Croft's stamp to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 847A27
- Title
- The Adventures of Mr Verdant Green
- Author
- Cuthbert Bede [Edward Bradley]
- Illustrator
- Edward Bradley
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James Blackwood & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1899
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- edward bradley verdant green illustrated verdant green
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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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