The Ballad of Mary the Mother : A Christmas Carol
by Buchanan, Robert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
NZ$118.44NZ$82.91
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Robert Buchanan, 1897. Black bds with Red titles with crisp Silver embossed design of Serpent entwined in fruit tree, cnrs sharp not bumped, light speckling to bds mostly at bottom edge, black eps, Red/Black text tp, pp 154 tight and clean, printed on quality India Paper. Not inscribed pages to front and rear ends age browned, odd fox spot to interior.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8187
- Title
- The Ballad of Mary the Mother : A Christmas Carol
- Author
- Buchanan, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Robert Buchanan
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
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- Jacket
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- BDS
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Tight
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- Crisp
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