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The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist (1840)
by Cockton, Henry
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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LEWES, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: G. Routledge, 1853. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. "New and Carefully Revised Edition". Frontispiece and vignette title. Mid C19th dark brown leather over marbled boards; raised bands and green-black leather title label on spine; brown endpapers. Some rubbing to board edges, signature (1853) on blank prelim, very good. A rebound yellowback, No 17 in Routledge's "Cheap Series": frequently reprinted but this is the first issue: Topp [I, p. 31]..
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- Bookseller
- Richard Beaton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RE2823
- Title
- The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist (1840)
- Author
- Cockton, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- G. Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
Terms of Sale
Richard Beaton
Orders will be processed and despatched, wherever possible, with 24 hours. Orders received over the weekend will normally be processed and despatched on the following Monday. Delivery/postage is NOT included in the listed price. Delivery in the UK is normally by second class letter post/standard parcels, unless another service is requested and paid for by customer. Delivery outside the UK (worldwide) is made by airmail or surface mail, unless another service is requested and paid for by the customer. The condition of all books has been carefully described, noting all significant faults. If the condition of any book or books does not meet the description, the item may be returned for a full refund, including return postage. Where a customer wishes to cancel a purchase, the book(s) may be returned for a refund, but with return carriage paid by the customer. The customer must contact Richard Beaton to request the return, within 14 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Richard Beaton
Biblio member since 2005
LEWES
About Richard Beaton
In addition to listing on bookselling websites, I issue quarterly catalogues, available free of charge on request. I offer a select stock of nineteenth and early twentieth century fiction -- novels, short story collections, literary journals, annuals etc, with a strong emphasis on lesser-known novelists.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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