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Beauty and The Beast
by E V B (BOYLE, Eleanor Vere)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Sampson, Low, Marston, Low and Searle, nd[1875] 1875. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG. 1st Trade Edition. 19.5 x 36.2 cm green cloth boards with black stamped titles and decoration to the front and spine. All edges red, pale yellow endpapers, [iv]57[3]pp, with 10 full page chromolithographic illustrations each with a captioned paper guards. Light rubbing to the spine tips and corners with a little bruising to the corners of the lower board. There is a gift inscription dated 1883 on the front free endpaper. There is toning to the free endpapers and to the verso of the plate pages and spotting to plates 2, 7 and 10 the last of which has 10 small pinpricks along the fore edge that do not affect the image in any way. A lovely book. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 202425
- Title
- Beauty and The Beast
- Author
- E V B (BOYLE, Eleanor Vere)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Sampson, Low, Marston, Low and Searle
- Date Published
- nd[1875] 1875
- Keywords
- Chromolithographic|Illustrated|Folk/Fairy Tale|Women
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Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Books remain the property of Rainford & Parris Books until payment is received in full. Rainford & Parris Books cannot be held responsible if an item is delayed during transit - any claims due to losses incurred due to delay will need to be made to the postal service / courier direct. Postage, packing and insurance are extra at cost. Courier services (3-5 days) may be used for multiple book orders or sets of books.
About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Biblio member since 2020
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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