The Keeping of Christmas at Bracebridge Hall
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good; margins of a few pages moderately damaged, but does not affect the text; slightly cocked spine; slight looseness in s
- Seller
-
Golconda, Illinois, United States
Item Price
NZ$49.80NZ$24.90
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, First Edition 1822 (reprinted). Reprinting. Hardcover. Very good; margins of a few pages moderately damaged, but does not affect the text; slightly cocked spine; slight looseness in spine; soiled inside boards & fly leaves; all else clean, tight & attractive. . C. E. Brock. Sm 8vo; 267pg. tan boards w/ red, blue & purple repeating design; tan spine strip; red lettering on spine; green DESIGN & TEXT ON INSIDE BOARDS & FLY LEAVES, LISTING "WASHINGTON IRVING BORN 1783 DIED 1859, FIRST EDITION PUBLISHED 1822"; color illustrated frontispiece on glossy page; color illustrations on glossy pages throughout; introduction xi-xvipg by F. J. S.
Part of the series of English Idylis. Lovely color illustrations throughout.
Part of the series of English Idylis. Lovely color illustrations throughout.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Rosebud Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1.20531
- Title
- The Keeping of Christmas at Bracebridge Hall
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Illustrator
- C. E. Brock
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good; margins of a few pages moderately damaged, but does not affect the text; slightly cocked spine; slight looseness in s
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprinting
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- First Edition 1822 (reprinted)
- Bookseller catalogs
- general fiction;
Terms of Sale
Rosebud Books
Books must be returned within 7 days of receipt in the "same as shipped" condition for a refund. Shipping charges will not be refunded. Money Orders, business checks, or credit cards processed through Biblio accepted as payment.
About the Seller
Rosebud Books
Biblio member since 2007
Golconda, Illinois
About Rosebud Books
Rosebud Books is located in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest in the "Land Between the Rivers". We are an internet shop, open by appointment to the public. Our inventory contains a litte bit of everything from vintage technical to modern first eds. We have a nice collection of vintage and collectible children's literature and all types of poetry, art, & drama.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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....