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A Jar of Honey from Mount Hybla
by Hunt, Leigh; Illustrated by Richard Doyle
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Savage, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder, and Co, 1848. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Includes numerous vignette wood engravings and illustrated half-title page. Attractively bound in contemporary three quarter tan leather over marbled paper covered boards with gilt title and author labels to spine. Author label reads: "Leigh Hunt's Works" implying that this is one of several volumes; however, there is no indication within the interior that this was ever part of a set. Gilt decoration and raised bands to spine with full marbled edges. Minor rubbing and wear to hinges, corners, and edges of boards. Slight dampstain to margins of bottom corners of last few pages and occasional smudge marks to margins, else clean and bright. 200 pages. LIT/011221.
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- Bookseller
- The Kelmscott Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34793
- Title
- A Jar of Honey from Mount Hybla
- Author
- Hunt, Leigh; Illustrated by Richard Doyle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1848
Terms of Sale
The Kelmscott Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Kelmscott Bookshop
Biblio member since 2009
Savage, Maryland
About The Kelmscott Bookshop
Our bookshop is open by appointment only in Historic Savage Mill. We specialize in artists' books, private press, William Morris, and general rare and antique books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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