The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels
by Thomas Ingoldsby, Esquire
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press / Humphrey Milford, 1929. Half Calf. Very Good. With a Portrait and Twenty-five Illustrations By Cruikshank, Leech, and Others. 1929 edition unknown. Size octavo, 527 pages. Green half calf over green cloth covered boards with raied band and gilt titles and decoration to the spine, top page edge gilt, marbled paste-downs and end-papers. Condition very good plus, the corners and raised bands are slightly rubbed, spine slightly faded, previous owner's name to front end-paper else the contents are very clean. With a portrait and twenty-five illustrations by Cruikshank, Leech et al. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lazarus Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016492
- Title
- The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels
- Author
- Thomas Ingoldsby, Esquire
- Illustrator
- With a Portrait and Twenty-five Illustrations By Cruikshank, Leech, and Others
- Format/Binding
- Half Calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press / Humphrey Milford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- NON FICTION HUMOUR BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY VICTORIAN ENGLAND
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About the Seller
Lazarus Books Limited
Biblio member since 2007
Blackpool, Lancashire
About Lazarus Books Limited
We are a small family business located in Blackpool, England. We stock a varied range of Antiquarian and Collectable Books; Antiquarian Holy Bibles, Fine Bindings, Literature, Poetry, Military, Travel, First Editions, Illustrated, Childrens', Signed Books and more.
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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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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