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WITH MOORE AT CORUNNA.
by HENTY, G. A.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897.. FIRST US EDITION 1897, 8vo, greenish blue cloth, gilt lettered upper cover and spine, red, pink, black, white and gilt illustration to upper cover and spine, all edges olivine, dark blue endpapers, pages: 401 + 32. 12 black and white plates by Walter Paget. A touch of rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners, slightest darkening to spine, early 20th century armorial bookplate on front pastedown (Louis H. Roddis), neat pencil signature on second blank endpaper. A near Fine clean tight bright copy. The UK edition was first published in May 1897 but dated 1898. Newbolt 80.1. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. A heavy book which may require extra postage.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46983
- Title
- WITH MOORE AT CORUNNA.
- Author
- HENTY, G. A.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- PENINSULAR WAR SPAIN NAPOLEONIC WARS BOY'S ADVENTURE STORY MILITARY sir john moore Corunna
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
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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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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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