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Lalla Rookh An Oriental Romance
by Thomas Moore
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts, 1858. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 6". Various. An illustrated edition of this famous romance work. In a lovely Mansell binding. With binder's stamp to the verso of front endpaper. Lalla Rookh comprises of four narrative poems, with a connecting tale in prose. The heroine of the tale is Lalla Rookh which means 'tulip cheeked' and is used as an endearment in Persian poetry. Written by Irish poet, singer, songwriter and entertainer, Thomas Moore. In a full calf binding with gilt stamping to the board edges and to the spine. Externally, generally smart with bumping to the extremities. Patches of rubbing to the joints, raised bands and extremities. Further rubbing to the head and tail of spine Light rubbing to boards. Binder's stamp to the verso of front endpaper, 'Mansell, Successor to Hayday'. Loosely inserted is a statement of the prior owner, Samuel Henry Robinson with a poem about lending books. Another prior owner's inscription to the recto of front free endpaper, A Thompson. Gift inscription to the verso of front endpaper from one J B Harding. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Small amount of offsetting from frontispiece. Spots to the first and last few pages. Otherwise, occasional spots to pages. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 569L17
- Title
- Lalla Rookh An Oriental Romance
- Author
- Thomas Moore
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1858
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Lalla Rookh A Thompson Romance Mansell A Thompson J B Harding Samuel Henry Robinson
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- 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...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
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