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The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
by Thackeray, William Makepeace, and Arthur Pendennis. Illustrations by Richard Doyle
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904. Hardcover. Near Fine. 3 volumes: Vol. I - 416pp. Vol. II- 435pp. Vol. III- 431pp. 22cm. Hardcover. 3/4 crushed morocco, raised bands to spine, gilt decorations, borders, lettering and top edge gilt. Book Condition(s): Very mild wear to extremities, tips & hinges primarily. Fore edges a little dusty, and on two volumes have small splash marks; otherwise, bindings very sound, pages and plates bright and unmarred. A handsome set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- DuBois Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004284
- Title
- The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace, and Arthur Pendennis. Illustrations by Richard Doyle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1904
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
DuBois Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
New York, New York
About DuBois Rare Books
Dealing in fine, rare and odd books since 2009; collecting since forever.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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