ENGLISH BOY IN JAPAN
by DALTON, William
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- Seller
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
1858. DALTON, William. THE ENGLISH BOY IN JAPAN Or, The Perils and Adventures of Mark Raffles. London, Edinburgh, and New York: T. Nelson and Sons, 1858. Illustrated. 12mo., blue cloth, title and illustration in gilt to spine, gilt vignettes to front board. Pencil ownership to ffep. Volume is askew, with moderate rubbing to spine, boards and perimeters. Fore-edge of front board is bumped. Foxed within. An uncommon later printing, though only in good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Boston Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74542
- Title
- ENGLISH BOY IN JAPAN
- Author
- DALTON, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1858
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Boston Book Company
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
About Boston Book Company
Specializing in East Asian Books with Aesthetic Interest, Japanese Books with Original Art, English and American Literature, Women's Books and the Generally Intriguing!
Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
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Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....