The Step-Mother
by JAMES, G.P.R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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CHELTENHAM, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, Smith, Elder, and Co., 1846. Octavo, Vol I:vi+358 pages, Vol II:ii+374, Vol III:ii+378, original boards half bound in marbled paper and green leather, spine decorated with gilt lettering and raised bands, lightly rubbed, mark on pastedowns where ex-libris label has been removed, some corners bumped, some pages cracked, a very good complete set. First edition, scarce
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grant's Bookshop (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28850
- Title
- The Step-Mother
- Author
- JAMES, G.P.R
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Smith, Elder, and Co., 1846
Terms of Sale
Grant's Bookshop
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
Grant's Bookshop
Biblio member since 2023
CHELTENHAM, Victoria
About Grant's Bookshop
A very large second-hand bookshop with approximately 200,000 items in stock
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Half Bound
- ...
- 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....
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...