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England's Antiphon
by George MacDonald
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Macmillan, [1868]. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Inscribed by MacDonald. Inscribed on the first page of the preface: "To the Liberal in Russell Gurney, the Conservative in George MacDonald offers his acknowledgement, with undying sense of obligation and undiminished freedom. January 1, 1869." Books signed or inscribed by MacDonald are uncommon. There is a penciled note on the back of the first front end paper which says the book is from Miss Gurney's library. Macmillan, [1868]. First edition. Blue cloth boards with Macmillan device on front cover and spine. Undated title page in red blue and black. 332 pp. All correct for the first edition according to Shaberman (#39). The first six leaves have tape or tape residue at the hinge. Some marginalia in the book. Binding is tight. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien & the Inklings. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 072483
- Title
- England's Antiphon
- Author
- George MacDonald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Date Published
- [1868]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Inklings, Influencer, Scottish Author, Poet, Christian Minister, Christian Theology, C. S. Lewis, Lewis Carroll influencer, Phantastes, Lilith, The Princess and the Boblin, At the Back of the North Wind
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Device
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
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