The Pirate and the Three Cutters - [Illustrated with 20 Steel Engravings from Drawings By Clarkson Stanfield, R.A. ]
by MARRYAT, Captain Frederick
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Bell & Daldy. Very Good. 1873. Three Quarter Leather. 12mo (New edition, prefixed a memoir of the author)., Black Three Quarter Leather over marbled boards, 5 raised bands, bright gilt titling and decoration on spine. Marbled end papers. Marbled page edges. Light foxing. Tissue guarded frontis and engraved titled page. xxiii, 351 pages clean and tight. A very nice copy. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136235
- Title
- The Pirate and the Three Cutters - [Illustrated with 20 Steel Engravings from Drawings By Clarkson Stanfield, R.A. ]
- Author
- MARRYAT, Captain Frederick
- Illustrator
- Clarkson Stanfield
- Format/Binding
- Three Quarter Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bell & Daldy
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1873
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- Marbled boards
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...