The Book of Princes and Princesses
by LANG, Andrew (edits and introduces). LANG, Mrs
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Longmans, Green, London., 1908. First edition. Octavo. pp xx, 361, [6] adverts. Seven page preface by Andrew Lang. Fourteen ''true'' stories, the first being that of Napoleon. Eight colour plates and numerous other illustrations by H.J. Ford. Original gilt pictorial blue cloth. All edges gilt.Free endpapers spotted. Ownership inscription on verso of front pastedown. Minor insect damage to lower edge of rear endpaper and pastedown. Very good indeed, bright copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LANGANDR005039
- Title
- The Book of Princes and Princesses
- Author
- LANG, Andrew (edits and introduces). LANG, Mrs
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, London.
- Date Published
- 1908
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Ellis bookseller
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LONDON
About Peter Ellis bookseller
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...