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Hillingdon Hall or The Cockney Squire : A Tale of Country Life
by Surtees, Robert Smith. Illustrated by Wildrake, Heath and Jellicoe
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: John C. Nimmo, 1888. First illustrated edition [1888]. Nicely bound copy of one of Surtees' gentle English social comedies, illustrated with twelve hand colored plates. Newer binding (probably early to mid twentieth century) of half crimson morocco over maroon boards, spine gilt lettering, attached ribbon bookmark, gilt top, other edges untrimmed, 519 pages. Externally near fine with a light bit of rubbing to the corner and spine ends, renewed endpapers, some evidence of an old repair in the inner margin of the title page, pages lightly age-toned but quite clean with no names or other markings, some scant scattered finger soil in a few margins. Plates are in near fine condition with two of the tissue protectors absent. A sound and handsome copy.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004380
- Title
- Hillingdon Hall or The Cockney Squire : A Tale of Country Life
- Author
- Surtees, Robert Smith. Illustrated by Wildrake, Heath and Jellicoe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- John C. Nimmo
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- SOCIAL SATIRE BRITISH ILLUSTRATED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- Title Page
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- Fine
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- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
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