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The Squanders of Castle Squander.
by CARLETON, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Ward, Lock & Tyler, no date [1876]. Sextodecimo (7" x 4.75"), 414 pages. Contemporary half black calf & green cloth, the spine lettered & ruled in gilt.
Binding a bit rubbed & soiled, text lightly stained, toned & foxed, previous owner's bookplate & rubber stamp of a Dublin bookseller at front pastedown, otherwise good or better.
Originall published in 1852. As we learn from Wikipedia, The Squanders is "spoiled by the mass of political matter in" [it].
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Details
- Bookseller
- Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1681
- Title
- The Squanders of Castle Squander.
- Author
- CARLETON, William
- Format/Binding
- Half black calf & green cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Tyler
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- no date [1876]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Ireland, Irish Literature, William Carleton, Dublin
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature, Fiction, Poetry; Ireland;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
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Glossary
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- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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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