London: Chapman and Hall, 1879. 1st Edition First Thus. Half Calf - Marbled Boards. Good+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1879 edition not stated. Three volumes bound in one. Size thick 12mo, 7" tall, 303, 304, 292. Half red morocco with marbled boards, red speckled page edges, gilt titles to the spine. Condition good plus, corners edges and hinges are rubbed, cracking to leather at top 1/3 of front hinge, hinges a little loose 2.5x1 cm rubbed off from the marbled paper on the front board, a few light spots to end-papers, the text pages are slightly toned otherwise clean.

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Bookseller: Lazarus Books Limited (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 018270
Title: Black But Comely, or, The Adventures of Jane Lee
Author: G. J. Whyte-Melville
Format/Binding: Half Calf - Marbled Boards
Book Condition: Used - Good+
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition First Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1879
Pages: 899
Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Keywords: FICTION SAGA ROMANCE SELF-IMPROVEMENT HUMOUR BLACK COMEDY
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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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...
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...
Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
Marbled boards: ...
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...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. 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...