The English Comic Characters
by Priestley, J B
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
$20.00$14.00
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, United Kingdom: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1928. The week end Library. Essays on Bully Bottom, Touchstone, The Illyrians, Falstaff and his Circle, Parson Adams, The Brothers Shandy, Mr Collins, Prince Seithenyn, The Two Wellers, Dick Swiveller and Mr Micawber. Red waxed cloth with gilt title fresh and bright, pub red stain tep, eps sl foxed, pp 276 in tight unread state. Original blue pub wrapper with pictoral front, spine edge browned, not worn.. 3rd Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6853
- Title
- The English Comic Characters
- Author
- Priestley, J B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Publisher
- John Lane The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Bully Bottom, Touchstone, The Illyrians, Falstaff Dick Swiveller and Mr Micawber
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
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Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- 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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