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The Pilgrim from Chicago, Being more Rambles with an American
by Tearle, Christian
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Not called for>
- Seller
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Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1913. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Not called for>. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Decorated half brown calf and matching end papers Gilt decorated spine. Top edge gilt. Leather spine label.A very attractive copy of this charming book. Original cloth covers and spine bound in. Some scuffing to tips and top edge. Preliminaries and edges foxed. The contents are fresh and clean. A scarce book in nice condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Howell Rare Books
(IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000181
- Title
- The Pilgrim from Chicago, Being more Rambles with an American
- Author
- Tearle, Christian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not called for>
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 1.92 lbs
Terms of Sale
James Howell Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
James Howell Rare Books
Biblio member since 2021
Dublin, Dublin
About James Howell Rare Books
James Howell Rare Books has been selling Rare, Antiquarian,Modern Firsts and Out of Print books since 2006.We are mainly an online business but we also exhibit at the monthly " Antique Fairs Ireland" fairs in Dublin.We are regular guest exhibitors at the Dublin P.B.F.A. fair held in Dublin each October.We have exhibited at the Etc Fairs in London We exhibit at the Dublin Horse Show (Antiques Hall) in August each year selling mostly equestrian books and prints.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
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