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THE CITY OF THE JUGGLERS, or FREE-TRADE IN SOULS A Romance of the "Golden" Age.
by NORTH, William.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, H.J.Gibbs, 4 Tavistock-Street, Strand, 1850.. FIRST EDITION 1850. 8vo, approximately 200 x 120 mm, 7¾ x 4¾ inches, 4 plates (as called for on the title page) by F.H.T. Bellew, (Frank Henry Temple Bellew), pages: xii, 1-250, bound in 19th century half black roan, double gilt rules to spine, cloth sides, yellow endpapers. Binding rubbed, upper hinge slightly cracked, corners worn with board showing at tips, shelf wear to edges, light staining to cloth, lacks title label, top margins slightly shaved, shaving an early signature on title page, small chip to 2 margins (see attached image) no loss to text, a tiny chip to 1 other margin, pale brown offset from plates to text, occasional light foxing, a very good copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47426
- Title
- THE CITY OF THE JUGGLERS, or FREE-TRADE IN SOULS A Romance of the "Golden" Age.
- Author
- NORTH, William.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, H.J.Gibbs, 4 Tavistock-Street, Strand, 1850.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- victorian novels literature fiction finance politics financial crashes social novel finance frank bellew american artists
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
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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.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Edges
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- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- 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
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- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
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