HARDBACK, ?UNCOMMON,? SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edn: Reprint.* Date of Publication: 1910?* Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons.* Binding and cover condition: Blue cloth, faded gilt title and decoration to spine & dark blue decoration to face. No bumps or rubs, minimal shelf wear to corners and to head and tail of spine. Slightly dusty. VG* Jacket condition: No dust jacket. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Inscription to ffep ?With many good wishes from the Author 1910. Photo of author tipped in to front paste-down. Coloured patterns to end papers (azure) which show some age. Top edge gilt and fore-edge slightly aged. Clean, crisp and bright with only light reading wear, no marks to text. VG.* Illustrations: Single b/w photo to frontis.* Pages: 478 pp. text. iii pp. booklist & blank pages at rear.* Description: Sir Algernon West was an English civil servant. He acted as Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minister William Gladstone. He was much decorated and held a number of prestigious posts which gave him access to the great and the good of his age. These recollections are extremely interesting and give much information about the Victorian age.* A NEAR VG+ text copy with some minor faults and no dust jacket.*

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2712
Title: Recollections 1832 to 1886
Author: West, Sir Algernon
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG+/VG/ND
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Rep. 1st. Thus.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons
Place of Publication: London UK 480
Date Published: 1911-01-01
Bookseller catalogs: Memoirs;

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Tipped In: Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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...
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Tail: The heel of the spine.
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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....
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