THE CHIMES.
by DICKENS. CHARLES
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Leopold B. Hill. London. No date. circa 1910. Small 8vo. (3.5 x 2.4 inches). Finely bound in early twentieth century leather binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London. Full red calf. Spine decorated with gilt ruled lines, floral and bell centre pieces, lettering and gilt piping. Gilt ruled line border on both boards with a gilt stamped device showing two bells to the front board. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. A hint of rubbing to the edges and a few light spots to the front board but still overall a near fine, attractive copy.
Synopsis
A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang An Old Year Out and A New Year In.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10335
- Title
- THE CHIMES.
- Author
- DICKENS. CHARLES
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Leopold B. Hill. London. No date. circa 1910
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Paul Foster Books
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London, Greater London
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...