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FIFTY YEARS OF LONDON LIFE: MEMOIRS OF A MAN OF THE WORLD
by Yates, Edmund
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
NEW YORK: Harper & Brothers, 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885. First edition. 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. xvii, 444. Black boards with gold gilt type on spine. With 8 pp. ads to rear of text.
FIRST EDITION. By English novelist of the 19th century, here the author recounts 50 years of life in London, from his childhood through to his years as a writer. Moderate rubbing to extremities with corners rubbed through to cardboard. Front hinge cracked, but binding holding. Light spine lean. Tearing to much of length of front hinge, hinge just starting. Former bookseller's sticker to rear pastedown. Writing in pen to dedication page, and on upper edge of free facing end page.
FIRST EDITION. By English novelist of the 19th century, here the author recounts 50 years of life in London, from his childhood through to his years as a writer. Moderate rubbing to extremities with corners rubbed through to cardboard. Front hinge cracked, but binding holding. Light spine lean. Tearing to much of length of front hinge, hinge just starting. Former bookseller's sticker to rear pastedown. Writing in pen to dedication page, and on upper edge of free facing end page.
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- Bookseller
- Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 810
- Title
- FIFTY YEARS OF LONDON LIFE: MEMOIRS OF A MAN OF THE WORLD
- Author
- Yates, Edmund
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- ENGLISH CITY LIFE - 19TH CENTURY LONDON ; 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATURE, 19TH CENTURY BRITISH POST OFFICE
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About the Seller
Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
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Eugene, Oregon
About Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
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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.
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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