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Max Fritz and Hob A Tale of Adventure
by C R Coleridge
- 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: National Society's Depository, c1892. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". W S Stacey. A late nineteenth century novel, illustrated throughout by W S Stacey. Believed first edition. Undated. dated using Copac and inscription to the recto of half-title page. With a publisher's catalogue to the rear of the 'National Society's Books for Prizes and Rewards.' Illustrated throughout, with four full page plates by W S Stacey. In publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Patches of light rubbing to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Further rubbing to the joints. Bumping to the head and tail of spine. Front hinge is tender. Gift inscription to the half-title page, dated 1892. Internally, binding is slightly strained but firm. Pages are generally bright. Scattered spots to pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 566L63
- Title
- Max Fritz and Hob A Tale of Adventure
- Author
- C R Coleridge
- Illustrator
- W S Stacey
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- National Society's Depository
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1892
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Novel Illustrated W S Stacey C R Coleridge Illustrated
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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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