THE BOOK OF DREAMS AND GHOSTS
by Lang, Andrew
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Longmans, Green & Co, 1897. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. 8vo Pp. 301., Catalogue to rear dated May 1897 as called for. Original illustrated designed boards, decorated in Blue, Green and Gray, gilt to top edge of text block. With 1897 to the title page and no statement of 'New Edition', Slight dulling to spine, very mild rubbing to the extremities. A touch of spotting to end pages else Clean pages, owner bookplate to verso of front end page. A scarce book..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015916
- Title
- THE BOOK OF DREAMS AND GHOSTS
- Author
- Lang, Andrew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Andrew Lang, first edition, THE BOOK OF DREAMS AND GHOSTS
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Naas, Kildare
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...