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The Tower of London: An Historical Romance in 2 vols.
by William Harrison Ainsworth
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Orange, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
2 vols bound in half leather with burgandy cloth, title on spine in gilt, 5 raised band compartments. Blue marbled pastedown front and rear verso only. Partially seperated interior hinges for both. Cream colored pages with illustrations by George Cruikshank. Bookstore stamp on fep of both vols. Gilt text block edges and deckled foredge. Volumn 2 has approx 1/4 inch of top of spine missing. Exterior tips of both vols. are worn. Binding is tight, pages are clean.
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- Bookseller
- Bound2please Books B2plz
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111423DU
- Title
- The Tower of London
- Author
- William Harrison Ainsworth
- Illustrator
- George Cruikshank
- Format/Binding
- Three quarter leather with raised bands on spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Sons,
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- collectible, England, London landmark
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About the Seller
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Orange, Virginia
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- 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...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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