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Marjorie Daw & Other Stories: Queen of Sheba
by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh, UK: David Douglas, 1885. Hardcover. Good. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Two books (Majorie Daw & Other Stories, and Queen of Sheba) bound in one volume, author's authorised editions, 1885, in both cases. 24mo. The Queen of Sheba is the first UK edition and contains additional several stories to American collection. 312p & 212pp. Half-bound in leather with gilt decoration. Five spine compartments separated by raised bands. Partial loss of spine label & worn & rubbed at cover edges with tiny single cracks at head and heel of spine. All edges gilt. Beautifully marbled, four-coloured endpapers. Hinge cracked between half-title and title page but otherwise tight and robust. Two previous owners' inscriptions, one on verso of front free endpaper dated 1894 and one on preliminary page dated 1992. Both neat. Very slight discolouration at edges of first and last two or three leaves, otherwise bright, crisp and clean internally. A lovely little volume.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000238
- Title
- Marjorie Daw & Other Stories: Queen of Sheba
- Author
- Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- David Douglas
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh, UK
- Date Published
- 1885
- Size
- 24mo - over 5 - 5¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Leather Bindings, Half-bound, Beautiful Books, 19th Century Literature Classics
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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...
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