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The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and Marvels
by Thomas Ingoldsby
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd. , 1906. Second edition,.transferred to Macmillan and co., Ltd., 1898; reprinted 1906. Attractive blue half morocco binding. with gilt titles and floral designs on a ribbed spine with six compartments,19cm. xiii, 546 pages, 20 unnumbered leaves of plates. Blue marbled end papers, top edge gilt, other edges rough.. Half Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Cruikshank, Leech, Barham. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ayers Books/Livres Ayers
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0002025
- Title
- The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and Marvels
- Author
- Thomas Ingoldsby
- Illustrator
- Cruikshank, Leech, Barham
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- humour and satire
Terms of Sale
Ayers Books/Livres Ayers
All items subject to prior sale. We ship from Montreal, Canada. Shipping rates for heavier books or long distances can sometimes exceed the indicated rate and will be quoted before the order is completed. Based on our experience, we require tracking numbers for shipments to Europe and other international destinations, which means we will not ship surface to these destinations. Exceptions, also based on our experience, can be made for shipping to Canada, the US, the UK, Australia and South Africa, where we can agree to ship surface by mutual consent between the buyer and Ayers Books / Livres Ayers.
About the Seller
Ayers Books/Livres Ayers
Biblio member since 2013
Montreal, Quebec
About Ayers Books/Livres Ayers
Montreal bookseller since 2004, specializing in illustrated and photography books. Sales via internet and at various book fairs. We also perform valuations of book collections upon request. Libraire basé à Montréal, en opération depuis 2004. Ventes en ligne et présence aux salons du livres divers. Collection qui se spécialise en livres illustrés et de photographies.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- 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...
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