The Historical Keepsake: a Series of Original Tales, Founded on Important and Interesting Events in British History. Third Edition. Illustrated with Fifteen Engravings from Original Designs and from the Best Paintings of Celebrated Masters
by Various
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: T. Hurst, 1841. Third Edition . Cloth Bound Boards. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Not dated, dated from gift inscription which is dated 1841. Size 16mo, 324 pages. Burgundy textures cloth covered boards with vignette to front cover and gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, pale yellow end-papers. Condition very good, corners and edges rubbed, spine very faded, gift inscription on front end-paper else contents very clean throughout. With fifteen tissue-protected engravings
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- Bookseller
- Lazarus Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015329
- Title
- The Historical Keepsake: a Series of Original Tales, Founded on Important and Interesting Events in British History. Third Edition. Illustrated with Fifteen Engravings from Original Designs and from the Best Paintings of Celebrated Masters
- Author
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Bound Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Hurst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1841
- Keywords
- NON FICTION HISTORY HISTORICAL ANECDOTES GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND ENGLISH
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lazarus Books Limited
Biblio member since 2007
Blackpool, Lancashire
About Lazarus Books Limited
We are a small family business located in Blackpool, England. We stock a varied range of Antiquarian and Collectable Books; Antiquarian Holy Bibles, Fine Bindings, Literature, Poetry, Military, Travel, First Editions, Illustrated, Childrens', Signed Books and more.
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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...
- Vignette
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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