The Table-Talk of Shirley: Reminiscences of and Letters from Froude Thackeray Distaeli Browning Rossetti Kingsey Baynes Huxley Tyndall and Others by John Skelton
by John Skelton, Various Contributors
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1895. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Navy blue cloth with gilt titles. Some handling wear and marks with faded spine. Rubbing to the hinges and edges with bumped and scuffed corners. Signed by the previous owner.
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- Bookseller
- Ryde Bookshop Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 051131
- Title
- The Table-Talk of Shirley: Reminiscences of and Letters from Froude Thackeray Distaeli Browning Rossetti Kingsey Baynes Huxley Tyndall and Others by John Skelton
- Author
- John Skelton, Various Contributors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Blackwood & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh & London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Pages
- 344
- Keywords
- literary biography, English Literature
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Ryde Bookshop Limited
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About the Seller
Ryde Bookshop Limited
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Ryde, Isle of Wight
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
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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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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