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THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS, OR MIRTH & MARVELS
by (RACKHAM, Arthur) INGOLDSBY, Thomas
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd./Aldine House, 1930. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine. Arthur Rackham. Octavo (5-3/4" x 7-3/4") handsomely bound by Birdsall in 3/4 red morocco leather and boards with gilt rules and a gilt-lettered and decorated spine with five raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Illustrated with 12 full-page color plates and numerous black-and-white text drawings by Arthur Rackham.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020732
- Title
- THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS, OR MIRTH & MARVELS
- Author
- (RACKHAM, Arthur) INGOLDSBY, Thomas
- Illustrator
- Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd./Aldine House
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Fine Bindings, Illustrators, Arthur Rackham, Illustrated Books, 19th Century British Literature, Literature: English, Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; Arthur Rackham;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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