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Pictures from English Literature
by Waller
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/not issued
- Seller
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Pictures from English Literature
by Waller
Second edition. Hard cover. Cassell Pepper and Galpin (1879?)
For its age this would grade near fine but is truly only very good 171 p. Includes illustrations. viii prelims 163 text pages plus 4 pages adverts. 20 PLATES 20 FULL PLATES. Hard-bound with bevelled edges to front board and bright decorative gilt. Gilt on spine. Text pages on quality paper still almost as new. Adverts on a thinner paper and toned. Tissue-protected frontis. All plates present and fine. Lovely prize plate of the Institute for the ducation of Young Ladies, Ediburg. Size 10" x 8". Plum-purple boards hightly decorated in gilt. Front hinge just slightly starting. FROM CHAUCER ONWARD. PICTURES AND TEXTUAL DISCUSSIONS. 1879 IS A BEST GUESS FROM READING DEALERS' LISTINGS
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael's Pride and Joys
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio148
- Title
- Pictures from English Literature
- Author
- Waller
- Illustrator
- Maby
- Format/Binding
- Pink boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- not issued
- Edition
- 2nd
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell Petter Galpin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1879
- Size
- small quarto
Terms of Sale
Michael's Pride and Joys
For shipments to the USA or Canada, return within 14 days of delivery for full refund of book cost AND if the fault is mine, full refund of your return shipping cost by cheapest method. For shipments elsewhere, full 14-day refund of the book cost but not for return shipping unless I was at fault in my description.
About the Seller
Michael's Pride and Joys
Biblio member since 2014
Victoria, British Columbia
About Michael's Pride and Joys
I am solely disposing of my books at my wife's urging as she wants all gone before I drop off the twig
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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