Mervyn Clitheroe.
by William Harrison Ainsworth
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1879. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 13 cm x 18.5cm x- 438 pp, illustrations by Harlot .K.Browne all edges gilt. The contents clean and tight with no inscriptions or marks, Bound in a full contemporary green calf, spine in 6 compartments with contrasting leather labels .The spine compartments ornately tooled in gilt with rolled tooling to the raised bands, The boards with gilt ruled and blind stamped boarders The binding clean with no chip splits or rubbing. A finely bound copy
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hereward Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 04477
- Title
- Mervyn Clitheroe.
- Author
- William Harrison Ainsworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1879
- Keywords
- Fine Binding
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Hereward Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
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