Tales from the Telling-House
by R. D. Blackmore
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company , 1898. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None . Anthology of short tales by Richard Doddridge Blackmore, an early edition. An early edition of this work, first published in 1896. An anthology of short tales by famous English novelist Richard Doddridge Blackmore, known for his descriptions and personifications of the countryside and his novel Lorna Doone. Featuring four tales: 'Slain by the Doones,' 'Frida,' 'George Bowring,' and 'Crocker's Hole.' Black and white decorations to title page. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, boards lightly marked. Previous ownership inscription to front pastedown dated 1938. Internally, firmly bound. Minor staining mark and light spotting to first few leaves, pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 849A11
- Title
- Tales from the Telling-House
- Author
- R. D. Blackmore
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- short fiction english literature early literature english literature
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
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- Leaves
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.