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Romola (Vols. I and II)
by George Eliot
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1890. Edition de Luxe of which this is number 96 of 250. Good copy. In elaborately designed vellum with gilt and blue borders and letters in blue on front cover and same on spine. Gilt top edges. Square and intact bindings, except for Volume II which has cracked front and rear hinges. with split edge on spine., which someone tried to repair with tape. All illustrations have tissue guards. Moderate shelf wear. Photos upon request. . 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 #
- 004358
- Title
- Romola (Vols. I and II)
- Author
- George Eliot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Estes and Lauriat
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1890
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fiction, Drama
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Drama;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- 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. ...
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