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Plain or Ringlets?
by Robert Smith Surtees
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1860. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". John Leech. A smart first edition of Robert Smith Surtees' humour novel, with charming illustrations including colour plates by John Leech. Initially published in twelve parts between 1858 and 1860, this is the first book edition.Robert Smith Surtees (1805-1864) was an English editor and novelist, most widely known for the cockney character of Jorrocks. Illustrated with eleven colour plates by John Leech, as well as in-text illustrations throughout. Lacking the final plate.Complete with publisher's advertisements to the rear.A wonderful copy of this popular work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; a little worn to the head and tail of the spine. Ink stains to the front board. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound, with front hinge a little strained. Pages are occasionally spotted. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 801R1
- Title
- Plain or Ringlets?
- Author
- Robert Smith Surtees
- Illustrator
- John Leech
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bradbury and Evans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1860
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- John Leech Robert Smith Surtees Plain or Ringlets Victorian Literature Robert Smith Surtees English Literature
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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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- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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