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HAVELOK THE DANE: A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln. With Six Illustrations by W. H. Margetson
by Whistler, Christopher
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
-
Redruth, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Exciting re-telling of the ancient Legend of Grim the fisher and his Foster-son, Havelok, one of England's most popular legends from the conquest to at least Elizabethan times. Well illustrated with 6 full-page B&W Plates. Frontis. illus. Havelok in a banqueting Hall, protected by tissue guard. Title page illustrated with large vignette of soldiers hailing Havelok. Brown cloth cover with black illus. of a spearman and bright gilt title on front. Dull gilt lettering and shield on spine. Top page edges olivine. Slight edge wear. old bookplate on ffep. No other inscriptions.
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Details
- Bookseller
- White Swan Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100097
- Title
- HAVELOK THE DANE
- Author
- Whistler, Christopher
- Illustrator
- Margetson, W. H.
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London, Edinburgh & New York
- Date Published
- 1902
- Pages
- 393
- Size
- 7 3/4" Tall.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Historical Fiction/
- Bookseller catalogs
- Vintage Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
White Swan Books
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
White Swan Books
Biblio member since 2024
Redruth, Cornwall
About White Swan Books
Old fashioned Book loving Book Dealer selling from Bricks and Mortar Bookshop in Cornwall and also now selling Books online. Specialising in Antiquarian, Vintage Children's, Out of Print and Collectable books but also selling a wide range of Second Hand books in many subjects.
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- Title Page
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- Gilt
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
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