The Dodd Family Abroad
by LEVER, CHARLES
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
London, London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall, 1854. First Edition. . Phiz. Green half-morocco (?) boards 5¼ x 8½ inches. Gilt title to spine. Boards worn: scuffed, rubbed and frayed, with occasional marks and a small, lightly blistered patch to front board. Both boards detached. Lower quarter of spine missing. Four remaining raised bands to decorated spine. Illustrations by Phiz, 624 pp. Marbled page edges, some foxing to pages. 39 black and white plates amd illustrated title page. Text-block tight.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Ripping Yarns (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5715
- Title
- The Dodd Family Abroad
- Author
- LEVER, CHARLES
- Illustrator
- Phiz
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1854
Terms of Sale
Ripping Yarns
P&p extra, by first class post or airmail unless otherwise requested. Returns accepted only if incorrectly described.
About the Seller
Ripping Yarns
Biblio member since 2006
London, London
About Ripping Yarns
Ripping Yarns no longer has shop premises but we are continuing to operate from the owner's house in North London. We specialise in children's and illustrated books but also have a large and wide-ranging general stock. Please contact us if you don't see what you're looking for as much of our stock is not listed online.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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...