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The Old Gentleman of the Black Stock
by Thomas Nelson Page
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1900. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5" . Howard Chandley Christy. A bright copy of this novella by American author Thomas Nelson Page, featuring coloured illustrations by Howard Chandley Christy, first thus. Originally published in 1897. This is the first illustrated edition of this work, featuring coloured vignette to title page and seven full page plates in colour by Howard Chandley Christy, American artist and illustrator known for the famous 'Christy Girl'. Collated, complete.Written by Thomas Nelson Page, American lawyer, politician, and writer. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with decorative gilt to front board and spine, titles in gilt to paper vellum front board label and to spine. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, light bumping to head and tail of spine, paper vellum to front board with some spotting as usual. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 841A83
- Title
- The Old Gentleman of the Black Stock
- Author
- Thomas Nelson Page
- Illustrator
- Howard Chandley Christy
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 7" by 5"
- Keywords
- thomas nelson page early editions illustrated books early editions
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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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- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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....
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