Queen Victoria
by Richard R. Holmes
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Moseley, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boussod, Valadon & Co, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS ATTRACTIVE FOLIO IS IN GREAT CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY HATCHARDS IN 3/4 CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE AND PATTERNING TO BOARDS CONTAINING VELLUM. SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS, TOP EDGES GILT. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, WORM HOLING TO EDGES OF FIRST 20 PAGES. PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND MINIMAL FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED, 200 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 13"x10". FIRST EDITION, 124 YEARS OLD. A NICE EXAMPLE.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reagan's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 194432385085
- Title
- Queen Victoria
- Author
- Richard R. Holmes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Boussod, Valadon & Co
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATED, FINE LEATHER BINDING, 124 YEARS OLD, RARE, GREAT CONDITION, BOUND BY HATCHARDS
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About the Seller
Reagan's Rare Books
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Moseley, Virginia
About Reagan's Rare Books
Reagan's Rare Books specializes in fine bindings and leather bound books dating primarily from the 18th century to early 20th century in a wide range of subject matter such as History, Americana, and Literature.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...