Click for full-size.
Cranford (With Illustrations in Colour by Hugh Thomson)
by Gaskell, Mrs Elizabeth; Thomson, Hugh (Illustrations by); Ritchie, Anne Thackeray (Preface by)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1907. New Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Thomson, Hugh. Highly decorative edition with lots of coloured illustrations by Hugh Thomson. First reprinted in colour in 1898, this is the New Edition of 1907. Slightly larger format than Macmillan's first edition with Hugh Thomson illustrations which was published in 1891 as part of a series that became known as 'The Cranford Series'. Blue cloth with elaborate gilt decoration to upper board and spine. All edges gilt. A lovely bright copy with minor marking, rubbing to edges, and slight fraying to spine tips. Forward lean. Light dust-soiling and minor wear to page edges. Internally good with minor spotting, heavier to front and back matter. Sewn binding. Guttering cracked in a couple of places but text block firm and unthreatened by this. xxx, 297 pp + 2 pages publisher's ads. Plain endpapers. Tissue-guarded frontispiece and many more charming illustrations by Hugh Thomson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Bath and West Books (PBFA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005706
- Title
- Cranford (With Illustrations in Colour by Hugh Thomson)
- Author
- Gaskell, Mrs Elizabeth; Thomson, Hugh (Illustrations by); Ritchie, Anne Thackeray (Preface by)
- Illustrator
- Thomson, Hugh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- English Literature; Illustrated; Antiquarian & Fine Bindings; Hugh Thomson Coloured Illustrations
Terms of Sale
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Book orders are professionally packed and shipped within 48 hours.
Returns accepted within 14 days of delivery but please contact us in first instance.
About the Seller
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Biblio member since 2009
Bath, Somerset
About Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Bath and West Books is an online/mail order business owned by Jo West and based just outside the city of Bath. I have been dealing in antiquarian and secondhand books since 2003 and I buy and sell books on a wide variety of subjects with particular interests in Literature and Poetry, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Modern Firsts, History, Politics, Children's and Illustrated Books, Travel, Art, Fine Bindings, Literary Sets, the Folio Society and anything unusual and interesting. Please visit www.BathandWestBooks.co.uk for further information. You can also follow us at Twitter.com/BathWestBooks.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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,...
- 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....
- 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....
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
Beat Poet Michael McClure
From the fateful reading at Six-Gallery in 1955 to his novels, poetry, and stage productions, Michael McClure was right in the thick of the Beat Generation as it was born. See his books and art and learn more about the works of Michael McClure.
Collecting The Beat Generation
The Beat Generation was born out of WWII, and it still continues to exert considerable influence on today’s literary scene. Biblio sellers have a fantastic collection of Beat Generation books and ephemera for browsing.
