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Constantinople

by VAN MILLINGEN, Alexander; Warwick Goble (illus)

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London: A&C Black, 1906. First Edition. First impression. Octavo (23cm). Publisher's pictorial cloth, with gilt spine titles; x,281,[8]pp; frontispiece and 62 unnumbered leaves of color plates, after original paintings by Warwick Goble. A tight, straight copy, complete with all 63 plates and the folding map; very lightly rubbed at spine ends with tiny abrasion at foot of front joint, still Very Good or better but lacking the very scarce dustwrapper.

In Black's lavishly-produced "20 shilling" Series, this volume especially desirable for the atmospheric illustrations by Warwick Goble, best-known as an illustrator of childrens' books.

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Bookseller
Lorne Bair Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
80870
Title
Constantinople
Author
VAN MILLINGEN, Alexander; Warwick Goble (illus)
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
A&C Black
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1906
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About Lorne Bair Rare Books

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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...
Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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....
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.
Dustwrapper
Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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...
Cloth
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