Old Mr. Tredgold: A Story of Two Sisters
by OLIPHANT, Mrs. M[argaret] O[liphant] W[ilson]
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- first
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1895. First American Edition. Octavo (19.5cm); light brown publisher's cloth, decoratively stamped in brown and red; 452+[16]pp. Spine tanned, material rubbed at heel and crown, lettering dulled; mild soiling and wear to boards; text block split at pages 236-237; foxing and dampstains intermittent throughout, with few small tears to margins. Ownership inscription on ffep. Overall Very Good.
Margaret Oliphant, who wrote under the name "Mrs. Oliphant", was a Scottish novelist particularly noted for her works in the historical and domestic spheres. Old Mr. Tredgold was her final novel and tells a true-to-life tale of a woman and what becomes of her and her spoiled, disinherited sister after their fortunes change with their father's passing. Text is followed by a sixteen-page publisher's advertising supplement; books advertised are in line with the original 1895 publication date.
Margaret Oliphant, who wrote under the name "Mrs. Oliphant", was a Scottish novelist particularly noted for her works in the historical and domestic spheres. Old Mr. Tredgold was her final novel and tells a true-to-life tale of a woman and what becomes of her and her spoiled, disinherited sister after their fortunes change with their father's passing. Text is followed by a sixteen-page publisher's advertising supplement; books advertised are in line with the original 1895 publication date.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47033
- Title
- Old Mr. Tredgold: A Story of Two Sisters
- Author
- OLIPHANT, Mrs. M[argaret] O[liphant] W[ilson]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women; Great Britain; Literature Before 1900;
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...