Romola
by George Eliot
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company No date. Good copy. No jacket. In blue cloth covers with gilt (still bright)and white design on front cover and gilt( faded) lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. Unmarked, clean boards and pages. Bumping and rubbing of head and tail of spine and corners. Moderate shelf rubbing.. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Romola (1862–63) is a historical novel by George Eliot set in the fifteenth century, and is "a deep study of life in the city of Florence from an intellectual, artistic, religious, and social point of view". It first appeared in fourteen parts published in Cornhill Magazine from July 1862 (vol. 6, no. 31) to August 1863 (vol. 8, no. 44).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker House Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001442
- Title
- Romola
- Author
- George Eliot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- FICTION, HISTORICAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, History;
Terms of Sale
Quaker House Books
Items must be returned within ten days of sale for a full refund if not satisfied.
About the Seller
Quaker House Books
Biblio member since 2006
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
About Quaker House Books
My book holdings are eclectic in nature.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....