Alton Locke. Tailor and Poet. [with]: Two Years Ago. [with]: Hereward the Wake. 'Last of the English'
by KINGSLEY, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London. Macmillan and Co. 1890-91. Hardcover. 8vo. 22cm, 3 volumes in One, xxiv,148 & 224 & viii,178pp., three title-pages, printed in double-columns, fine binding in half dark blue polished calf, gilt decorated raised bands, full gilt borders and floral decorations in the panels, doubled crushed crimson morocco label, gilt titles, dark blue marbled boards and endpapers, t.e.g., some slight wear on the edges, very good to fine copy in attractive publisher's binding (hmds). ~ Three novels by Charles Kingsley bound in one. In attractive fine binding. With bookseller's label: James Hope & Sons, Booksellers and Stationers, Ottawa, Ont.
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- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38816
- Title
- Alton Locke. Tailor and Poet. [with]: Two Years Ago. [with]: Hereward the Wake. 'Last of the English'
- Author
- KINGSLEY, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London. Macmillan and Co. 1890-91
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LITERATURE NINTEENTH CENTURY NOVELS KINGSLEY ALTON LOCKE TWO YEARS AGO HEREWARD THE WAKE HOPE BOOKSELLER FINE BINDINGS
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About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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Ottawa, Ontario
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- Marbled boards
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- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...