Endymion Three Volumes
by The Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Minus
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1880. First edition, ex-library copy, part of library label to front pastedown in Volume I. Boards rubbed and stained in places, corners and spine ends bumped and chipped, closed tear to head of spine on Volume I 2cms, spines browned with spot stains to Volume I, spotting to closed edges, internal hinge cracked in Volume III exposing binding, pages spotted but text clear to read, binding cocked but pp secure.. First Edition. Hard. Good Minus. 12mo. Ex-Library.
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Details
- Seller
- Bookcase
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 75949
- Title
- Endymion Three Volumes
- Author
- The Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Minus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1880
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Size
- 12mo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Bookcase
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bookcase
Biblio member since 2009
Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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