The O'Donoghue: Tale of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Charles Lever, Esq
by LEVER, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
London, Chapman and Hall [1845]., 1845. 8vo. Frontispiece and 25 full page illustrations by H.K. Browne. Contemporary 3/4 green calf over marbled boards; maroon morocco spine label stamped in gilt; spine with raised bands with 6 compartments, 5 with elaborate gilt devices; marbled edges and endpapers. No signatures or bookplates.. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 224717
- Title
- The O'Donoghue: Tale of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Charles Lever, Esq
- Author
- LEVER, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Chapman and Hall [1845].
- Date Published
- 1845
- Keywords
- LITERATURE
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Houle Rare Books & Autographs
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Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of 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...
- 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...