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Captain Gronow; By Himself (2 Volumes) (Publisher series: Beaux and Belles of England.)
by Gronow, Captain
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
London: the Grolier Society [circa .1896], edition de luxe, limited to 1000 copies. (Hardcover set) 411, 388pp.. Very good, no dust jacket. 3 / 4 burgundy leather over burgundy cloth, gilt lettering and raised bands on the spine. Marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, each volume has 6 plates with captioned tissue guards including colored frontispieces. Some discoloration to the cloth, the the leather spine is lightly rubbed and faded, also a few notes and occasional marginalia in pencil. Publisher series: Beaux and Belles of England. (Biography).
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- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004457
- Title
- Captain Gronow; By Himself (2 Volumes) (Publisher series: Beaux and Belles of England.)
- Author
- Gronow, Captain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- the Grolier Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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About the Seller
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
Biblio member since 2003
Winnipeg, Manitoba
About Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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