Honour Of Thieves
by HYNE, C J Cutcliffe
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Chatto & Windus, 1895. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG. 1st Edition. 19.7 x 13 cm green and brown decorated cloth with brown stamped title to the front and gilt stamped titles to the spine. Uncut edges, decorative blue and white endpapers,xii 240pp, 32pp publisher's catalogue dated March 1895. There is a little softening to the corners and a little rubbing to the spine tips, corners and edges. A little dulling to the gilt titles on the spine and a hint of a lean. Internally, there is a faint name to the front free endpaper, occasional light spotting and finger marks and some toning to the uncut edges. The endpapers show signs of splitting although the the binding remains firm. A newspaper article about Captain Kettle has been stuck on the front pastedown. All in all a very scarce 1st Edition, having the first appearance in print of Hyne's most famous character, Captain Kettle. It was later reprinted under the title The Little Red Captain. Extremely scarce. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 201357
- Title
- Honour Of Thieves
- Author
- HYNE, C J Cutcliffe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- Adventure|Africa
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.