Chiswick:: From the Press of C. Whittingham,. Hardback. 12mo, 130 by 85mm (5 by 3Â¼ inches). Full leather binding in a maroon morocco. Raise bands to spine with gilt titles and gilt decorative device in remaining compartments. Gilt decorations to front and to back boards. All page edges gilt. Period yellow endpapers. Engraving to title page. A very nice early nineteenth century edition of this gothic classic in a charming pocket sized 12mo and attractively bound. Maroon has slightly faded to brown on spine. Gilt is bright. A little rubbed to very tips of corners and edges of spine but leather is in excellent condition, clean and supple. Prelims are just a little dust marked but main text is clean and pages are crisp. A really very nice copy. Very good copy . Hardback. 1823.

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Bookseller: C L Hawley (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 21700
Title: The Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Author: Reeve, Clara
Format/Binding: Hardback
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: From the Press of C. Whittingham,
Place of Publication: Chiswick:
Date Published: 1823
Keywords: Gothic,Gothic literature,Clara Reeve,Women writers,Antiquarian,, Eighteenth century novel,Eighteenth century literature,Halloween

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Device: Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
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...
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...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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....
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...