The Gypsy Gentleman; A Study of George Borrow
by Dearden, Seton
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Arthur Barker Limited, London, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Illustrated. 640 g.; VIII, 328 pages, preface by author and list of illustrations. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece, of George Borrow, painted by his brother John Borrow. The text is illustrated with eight black-and-white contemporary illustrations or reproductions of letters and one black-and-white photograph at the rear of the book. Green coloured cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Rubbing to the book corners and handling marks and fading to the book panels. Browning and handling marks to the text block edges. Browning and offset tanning to the endpapers and light browning to the internal text. Previous owners ex-libris plate affixed to the front paste-down and original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the same page. A biography of one of the most intriguing of 19th-century English writers -- George Borrow. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; 19th Century; Inventory No: 0109717. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0109717
- Title
- The Gypsy Gentleman; A Study of George Borrow
- Author
- Dearden, Seton
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Arthur Barker Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Literary Biography -- George Borrow -- English -- 19th Century Biography & Autobiography; 19th Century; Illustrated Unbranded Dearden, Seton The Gypsy Gentleman; A Study of George Borrow
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Plate
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- Jacket
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- 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...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- First Edition
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- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
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