Charles Kingsley: His Letters and Memories of His Life / Edited by His Wife
by Kingsley, Charles
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Kegan Paul, Trench, 1883. Leather Binding. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound in full brown calf, prize binding of Pelham House, spine with raised bands, green morocco label, and gilt tooling, marbled edges and endpapers (some rubbing; foxing; prize inscription).Frontis.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00535381
- Title
- Charles Kingsley: His Letters and Memories of His Life / Edited by His Wife
- Author
- Kingsley, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench
- Date Published
- 1883
- Keywords
- Fiction (Lit-Crit, Bio. etc) KINGSLEY, CHARLES ENGLISH LITERATURE 19TH CENTU RY AUTOBIOGRAPHY CORRESPONDENCE LETTER BINDING FREDZC16, , , , , ,
Terms of Sale
Arundel Books of Seattle
7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). We pack carefully.
About the Seller
Arundel Books of Seattle
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Seattle, Washington
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Glossary
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
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