Dawn and Sunrise: brief notices of the life and early death of barbara sophia gordon
by [WARD, Charlotte Bickersteth]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1870. xvi, 144pp. With half-title, and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-stamped blue buckram, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, slight splitting to lower joint. Later armorial bookplate of 'Henry Birkbeck' to FEP, occasional marginal chipping, foxed. The second edition, printed in the same year as the first, of this celebratory life of one Barbara Sophia Gordon; a steadfast woman, praised for her religious devotion, Christian ethics, and charitable endeavours. . Second edition. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ16418
- Title
- Dawn and Sunrise: brief notices of the life and early death of barbara sophia gordon
- Author
- [WARD, Charlotte Bickersteth]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Second edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1870
- Keywords
- History
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Antiquates Ltd
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Wareham, Dorset
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...