Harold - the Last of the Saxon Kings
by Lord Lytton
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG-/N/a
- Seller
-
Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Item Price:
$17.41
Ask Seller a Question
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George Routledge, 1877. Knebworth edition, green covers with gilt on spine and upper board with blind-stamped rules on both boards, 505pp inc notes, plus 6pp adverts. Modest wear and bumping to cover extrems, more to head and foot of spine. Hinges cracked but holding well. Dusty page edges foxed, as are prelims. Quote on book care from Walter Scott on ffep, followed by plea not to read this copy near the fire, from a previous owner. That owner's name (dated 1878) also on ffep. Ref:104201. Knebworth Edition. Cloth. VG-/N/a. 13x19.5cm.
Reviews
Review this book and you'll be entered for a chance to win $50!
(Log-in or create an account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Church Street Books
(GB)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 004201
- Title
- Harold - the Last of the Saxon Kings
- Author
- Lord Lytton
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - VG-
- Jacket condition
- N/a
- Edition
- Knebworth Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date published
- 1877
Terms of Sale
Church Street Books
payment with order. Refund if description inaccurate
About the Seller
Church Street Books
Biblio.com member since: 2007
Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Ask Seller a Question
About Church Street Books
Second-hand book dealer (formerly in a Diss Shop), with a stock of around 2000 books from modern quality literature to reference, aviation, classics and antiquarian
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....[more]
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...[more]
- foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...[more]
- ffep
- A common abbreviation for Front Free EndPaper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...[more]
- 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...[more]
- 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...[more]
- 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,...[more]
Collecting the 1939 New York World's Fair
Born in the midst of the Great Depression, the theme of the 1939 World's Fair was "The World of Tomorrow" - a theme that captured the hearts of a generation. Check out the maps, souvenirs, and other ephemera on Biblio!
Collecting History of the Circus in America
Step right up! Take a look at the center ring, where you will see displayed the most amazing, most colorful series of history books that the world has ever seen! Right this way, folks…
