Frank Mildmay, or The Naval Officer
by Marryat, Captain
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Sidmouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: David Bryce, 1850 Half-bound in calf with cloth on boards and gilt titles on spine. Spine has raised bands with gilt title and decoration. Some rubbing to head/foot of spine and corners are scuffed with two top corners rubbed to boards. FFE are free of inscriptions. Frontis has small piece missing at corner. Light offsetting to title page. Previous owner's inscription on title page. Marbled folio edges. Crack in front hinge, and one internal crack, though overall tight gatherings. Folio 49 has small piece missing from margin. Clean text.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Balfour Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016531
- Title
- Frank Mildmay, or The Naval Officer
- Author
- Marryat, Captain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- David Bryce
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1850
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords
- FRANK MILDMAY, OR THE NAVAL OFFICER CAPTAIN MARRYAT DAVID BRYCE
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Balfour Books
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Sidmouth, Devon
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Gatherings
- A term used in bookbinding, where a gathering of sheets is folded at the middle, then bound into the binding together. The...
- 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
- "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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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