TOM BROWNS SCHOOL DAYS. & TOM BROWN AT OXFORD. By An Old Boy
by HUGHES. THOMAS
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan & Co. New York. 1883 & 87. TWO VOLUMES. 8vo. First volume illustrated with line engravings by Arthur Hughes and Sydney Prior Hall. The second book illustrated solely by Hall. Early American editions. Both Volumes are very good clean copies in contemporary leather bindings of half black calf, raised bands, extra gilt. Marbled paper on boards and endpapers. All edges marbled. Some rubbing to extremities but still an attractive early bound pair.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6043
- Title
- TOM BROWNS SCHOOL DAYS. & TOM BROWN AT OXFORD. By An Old Boy
- Author
- HUGHES. THOMAS
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co. New York. 1883 & 87
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's and Illustrated books;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
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