THE BOOK OF LOVE
by Ransome, Arthur (Arranged By.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ashford, Kent., United Kingdom
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About This Item
London & Edinburgh: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1915. Book. Good+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 458pp. HARDCOVER. Not dated. Assumed to be 2nd edition of 1915 as the 1st edition appears to have 457pp. Binding appears that it might be vellum rather than cloth which would have been the most expensive of 3 available bindings. Gilt angel to front & spine. (Spine faded.) Various marks and much rubbing. (Probably never any d/w issued.) Roughcut pages. Old 1918 gift inscription to ffep., and pencil drawing to verso of another preface page. Rear hinge exposed although binding still remains strong. Internally clean throughout. Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Stephen Dadd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47368/44
- Title
- THE BOOK OF LOVE
- Author
- Ransome, Arthur (Arranged By.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- T. C. & E. C. Jack
- Place of Publication
- London & Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1915
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art, Literature & Printing; Poetry;
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About the Seller
Stephen Dadd
Biblio member since 2005
Ashford, Kent.
About Stephen Dadd
Mail-order only business that deals in all genres of books. All books cleaned, checked and nicely packaged prior to sale. Repairs also carried out where necessary. Specialising in directories for family history research.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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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