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LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES A Set of Tales with Some Colloquial Sketches Entitled a Few Crusted Characters
by Hardy, Alister
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., 1910. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 12mo. Contemporary full dark green morocco binding with gilt lettering to the spine, very good with a little general wear and rubbing. All edges gilt. Contents clean and tight, marbled end papers, half-title page excised presumably to remove previous owner's signature, otherwise complete, no inscriptions. A very good copy...
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Details
- Bookseller
- Loe Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017756
- Title
- LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES A Set of Tales with Some Colloquial Sketches Entitled a Few Crusted Characters
- Author
- Hardy, Alister
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 12mo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Loe Books
We are pleased to offer a full refund on any item, if it is returned within 14. If it is not as described, we will also be happy to reimburse shipping costs, otherwise we will only refund the cost of the item. The above only applies if we receive the item back in the same condition that it was sent. We are happy to send books under 1kg free in the UK
About the Seller
Loe Books
Biblio member since 2006
Launceston, Cornwall
About Loe Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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