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A Laodicean; or the Castle of the De Stancys
by Hardy, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Chanute, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1881. Full Leather. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 10mo. Complete in three volumes, now in a later binding by Bayntum-Riviere of Bath England. Rebound without publishers ads. Lovely green Moroccan binding with raised spine bands and leather spine labels. Six spine compartments, nicely decorated, and with double lined outside dentelles. Gilt stamped dentelle inside boarder. All edges of text are gilded. Covers show some very slight rubbing and slight scuffs. All volumes remains tight and very clean. A particularly lovely set.
Synopsis
A Laodicean is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published in 1881. Set in the more modern age of that time, the plot exhibits devices uncommon for Hardy, such as falsified telegrams and faked photographs. Paula Power inherits a medieval castle from her industrialist father who has purchased it from the aristocratic De Stancy family. She employs two architects, one local and one, George Somerset, newly qualified from London. Somerset represents modernity in the novel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038119
- Title
- A Laodicean; or the Castle of the De Stancys
- Author
- Hardy, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1881
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bindings;
- Size
- 10mo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps
10 day return if not as described. S/H is estimated for the costs of a three pound book. Additional fees may be charged for heavier items and conversely a refund will be provided for lighter items costing less to ship. Shipping is always in boxes and well packaged. Email checked daily. Payment by Cash, Check, Money Order, Credit Card, or PayPal. Kansas residents please add 8.95% sales tax. Digital photos are gladly provided upon request.
About the Seller
Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps
Biblio member since 2005
Chanute, Kansas
About Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps
With more than 25 years of experience buying and selling out-of-print, collectible, and rare books, maps, and ephemera, I am now doing business from my home at 60 Poplar Heights Rd.; Chanute, KS 66720; U.S.A. by appointment only. I offer a selection of more than 5000 books of all genre, as well as more than 1000 maps ranging from 15th century to early 20th. All inventory is hand selected and believed to be of significance for the collector, the reader, the historian or the general book lover. Historically, I have specialized in Kansas and regional history, but also maintain quality collections of Natural History, Theology, Americana, Railroad, Travel and Exploration, Medicine, Art, and Psychology, Neurology, and Psychiatry. Fine bindings, plate books, signed and inscribed items are an important part of my collections. Smaller, though intriguing collections of other genre are also a part of my holdings. Appraisal, consultation, and collection development services are available. Please come and browse, talk books, and have a cup of coffee in a relaxed and book friendly environment. But for the convenience of both of us, please email or call first. Trade terms available and dealers are welcome.
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.
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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