The Chronicles of Barsetshire - Volumes I - VIII ( complete)
by Trollope, Anthony
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall Ltd, 1891. Half-Leather. Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Type: Z A super eight volume set bound in half brown leather with yellow and brown marbled boards. 5 raised bands to the spines with gilt embossed lettering of the title, author and volume between the bands. Marbled end papers and fore edges. Frontispiece plates to all volumes, though four volumes are missing the tissue guards. A little splitting to the front inner hinge betwen the preliminary blank page and half title page in volume I, though the board and pages remains firmly attached. Slightest of bumps to the head of the spine of volumes I + IV. Slight rubbing to the corners of the books. Volumes III, V, VI, VII, and VIII are particularly fresh and clean. Volumes I, II and IV have light foxing to the fore edges and with a few light scattered foxspots to the margins of a few pages - most noticable to volume IV. Otherwise the volumes are clean, tight and well preserved. A very good copy of this set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 215091
- Title
- The Chronicles of Barsetshire - Volumes I - VIII ( complete)
- Author
- Trollope, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾&quo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
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