Kit and Kitty: A Story of West Middlesex
by Richard Doddridge Blackmore
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1890. First edition. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A first single-volume edition of this novel from the celebrated author of 'Lorna Doone'. 'Kit and Kitty' was first published in 1890 in three volumes. The first single-volume edition was published later that year. There is a publisher's catalogue to the rear. In a decorative cloth binding. Externally, smart. Extremities are bumped, with some shelfwear. There is dampstaining to the rear board. The spine is faded and cocked. The front joint is slightly strained. Internally, generally firmly bound, although strained in places. Pages are generally bright, with occasional spots and marks, including handling marks. There is some offsetting to p14-15 and some dusting to the extreme outer margins. Ink signature of A.W. Pearse to half-title. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN15-B-14
- Title
- Kit and Kitty: A Story of West Middlesex
- Author
- Richard Doddridge Blackmore
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- lorna doone kit and kitty middlesex richard doddridge kit and kitty
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...