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Grey Roses
by Henry Harland
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$84.09NZ$63.07
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About This Item
Grey Roses by Henry Harland.
Hardback, 1901, second edition, published by John Lane, London and New York, 253 pages+.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 3/4" by 5 3/8" by 1 1/8". Ex-library book with typical markings, stamps, etc. Brown cloth binding with pictorial front board, gilt lettering to spine. Library numbering on spine. Marking and scuffing to binding, a little puckering to cloth on rear board. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Book has slight forward tilt. Some slackness to binding, cracking to inner hinges. Page edges deckled, browned and scuffed. Library bookplate to front pastedown, some pencil and pen markings to pastedown and front free endpaper. A little marking to some page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.
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Details
- Seller
- GN Books and Prints
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- #BIBLIO-287
- Title
- Grey Roses
- Author
- Henry Harland
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Pages
- 253+
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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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
GN Books and Prints
Biblio member since 2022
Inverness, Highland
About GN Books and Prints
Seller based in the Scottish Highlands, dealing in a variety of books, including antiquarian, vintage and modern.
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