The Tales of the Genii
by Trans. Sir Charles Morell
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Plainfield, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, England: George Bell And Songs, 1895. "Or, Delightful Lessons of Horam The Son of Asmar. Translated from The Persian, by Sir Charles Morell. Formerly Ambassador from the British Settlements in India to the Great Mogul." Collated and Editied by Philo-Juvenis. Illustrated with 64 listed engraving on wood and steel. Green Cloth over board. A Bohn's Libraries release. Top pages partially uncut. Some foxing, some rubbing. Soil at one edge of front cover. Attactive gilt text along spine. Overall a nice bright copy of this book in Good condition.. Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30296
- Title
- The Tales of the Genii
- Author
- Trans. Sir Charles Morell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- George Bell And Songs
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Tales, Folklore. Illustrated, Stories, Egypt, Delhi, Palace, Hindu, Cashmere
- Bookseller catalogs
- Folklore; Folk Tales;
Terms of Sale
The Country Bookshop
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About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
Biblio member since 2011
Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
Glossary
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...