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Victorian Wallflowers
by Elwin, Malcolm (Wilkie Collins, R. H. Barham - 'Thomas Ingoldsby', Mrs Henry Wood, Harrison Ainsworth, John Gibson Lockhart, John Forster, Blackwood's Magazine - 'J. Wilson')
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1934. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Red cloth with title in gilt to spine, top edge stained red, stated first, 8vo (8-3/4 inches tall) pp. 324, index, illustrated with 7 B&W plates and a frontis. Volume with some toning and foxing to preliminary and terminal leaves, slight tilt to spine, spotting to top edge stain, circular sticker ghost and small abrasion to title page, else very good throughout. Price-intact DJ is toned with wear, tears and three old paper reinforcements at top edge verso. "...a panoramic survey of popular literature from the start to the close of the Victorian era." from the front flap.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harropian Books, IOBA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1644
- Title
- Victorian Wallflowers
- Author
- Elwin, Malcolm (Wilkie Collins, R. H. Barham - 'Thomas Ingoldsby', Mrs Henry Wood, Harrison Ainsworth, John Gibson Lockhart, John Forster, Blackwood's Magazine - 'J. Wilson')
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
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About the Seller
Harropian Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Nelson, British Columbia
About Harropian Books, IOBA
Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. ***** We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West), London Rare Book School (2021 - The History of Maps and Mapping) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs).
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