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Among Hostile Hordes. A story of the Tai-Ping Rebellion
by Marchant, Bessie
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Gall and Inglis. London and Edinburgh. nd. [c.1901]. Octavo. 332pp. Frontispiece, 10 further engraved plates. Original pictorial cloth, gilt and black lettering to spine and upper board. Motif to lower board in black. Ffep removed, light ghosting from inscription to verso of frontispiece. Edges spotted, lightly toned. Light rubbing to extremeties. Inscription "J. F. Bishop, Sizecroft Cottage, Kilpeck, Nr Hereford" to verso frontispiece.
Bessie Marchant (1862 - 1941) Prolific adventure novelist.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Paul Haynes Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio537
- Title
- Among Hostile Hordes. A story of the Tai-Ping Rebellion
- Author
- Marchant, Bessie
- Illustrator
- Menzies, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gall and Inglis
- Place of Publication
- London & Edinburgh
- Date Published
- nd [1901]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- China, fiction, Pictorial Binding
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration; Literature; The Middle East, India and Asia; Christmas gift ideas; Fine Bindings;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Paul Haynes Rare Books
Biblio member since 2016
Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
About Paul Haynes Rare Books
Paul Haynes has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1978. Based in Hay on Wye, he travels worldwide to buy and sell rare and old books. A member of the ABA, ILAB and PBFA. Paul Haynes Rare Books offers both antiquarian and scarce books in all subjects, with something of a bias towards the owner's passion for Travel and Exploration.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- ND
- no publisher's date given
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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