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Lysbeth: A Tale of the Dutch
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co. , 1901. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5" . G. P. Jacomb Hood . First edition of this historical romance by H. Rider Haggard, with illustrations by G. P Jacomb Hood. Popular author H. Rider Haggard's historical romance, set in the Netherlands during the time of William the Silent. The first edition of this work. Adorned with illustrations by G. P. Jacomb Hood. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, minor mark to front board. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting scattered to leaves. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 825A79
- Title
- Lysbeth: A Tale of the Dutch
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- G. P. Jacomb Hood
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- h rider hagggard first editions historical romance first editions
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Leaves
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- G
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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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
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