Old Court Life In Spain. Two volumes
by ELLIOT, Frances Minto
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall, 1893. First edition. Two volumes, 8vo, xii, [1] - 345; vii, [1] - 307 pp. Contemporary three-quarter green morocco & marbled paper over boards by Charles E Lauriat (signed), the spines in six compartments separated by raised bands, lettered or decorated in gilt in all compartments Top edges gilt, marbled endpapers
Spines mellowed to a rich brown, moderately rubbed, a bit toned, Very Good
An attractive set by the prolific Ms Elliot whose circle of literary friends included Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope and Wilkie Collins
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Details
- Bookseller
- Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000329
- Title
- Old Court Life In Spain. Two volumes
- Author
- ELLIOT, Frances Minto
- Format/Binding
- 3/4 morocco
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Frances Minto Elliot, Spain, Royalty, European History, Court life
- Bookseller catalogs
- Europe; Fine Binding; Royalty;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...