Lorna Doone (2 Vol. Set)
by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/None
- Seller
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Manlius, New York, United States
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About This Item
2 Volume Hardcover Set. Bindings square and tight. Covers show rubbing and light soil, but decorations and lettering still vivid. Light edge wear. Ribbons frayed. Vol 1 beginning to split between frontis and title page. Light blue/green cloth with gold, white and dark green patterns stamped onto covers. Top edge endpapers gilt. Red ribbon bookmarks bound in. Frontis illustration both volumes in b&w. Edition and date not stated. Includes Preface to 20th edition dated 1882 in volume 1.
Synopsis
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is a novel by Richard Doddridge Blackmore. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Limestone Village Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1318
- Title
- Lorna Doone (2 Vol. Set)
- Author
- Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John C. Winston
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- [c1900]
- Pages
- 1081 p. ; 2 Volume Set (Vol. 1: 516 pages, Vol. 2: 565 pages)
- Size
- 19 cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 17th Century; British Isles; Classics; England; Fiction; Historical; Historical fiction; Literary; Monmouth's Rebellion, 1685; Romance
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...