A Rough Shaking
by MacDONALD, George
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Blackie and Son, 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Blackie and Son, [1900s]/ 1891. Octavo, 384, 32 (publisher's list) pages plus 12 plates by W. Parkinson and 4 plates in the publisher's list (two by W. Rainey and one a portrait of G.A. Henty). Pictorial blue cloth; spine decorated in gilt, all edges dyed green; extremities lightly rubbed and worn; ink 1919 gift inscription on the front free endpaper; trifling signs of handling; an excellent copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136840
- Title
- A Rough Shaking
- Author
- MacDONALD, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Blackie and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
Biblio member since 2006
Adelaide, South Australia
About Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
The business was established in Adelaide in March 1976 and is a longstanding member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and the Australian Antique Dealers Association (AADA). A large out-of-print and antiquarian stock is maintained at our retail outlet in the centre of Adelaide; mail-order catalogues of our specializations are issued and a representative selection of our stock is online.
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- G
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- 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...