A Babe in Bohemia
by Frank Danby [Julia Frankau]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Spencer Blackett , 1889. First edition. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5" . None . A very scarce first edition of this novel by successful British novelist Julia Frankau. The first edition of this novel by Julia Frankau, published under pen name Frank Danby. A very scarce edition, rarely seen on the market. Julia Frankau was a successful novelist known for her portrayal of London Jewish life. With thirty-two leaves of publisher's catalogue to rear. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, back strip darkened, with faint damp marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Minor light spotting to first and last few leaves, pages otherwise very clean throughout. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 844A13
- Title
- A Babe in Bohemia
- Author
- Frank Danby [Julia Frankau]
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Spencer Blackett
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- julia frankau first editions very scarce books first editions
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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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.
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
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...