The Toilers of the Sea
by Hugo, Victor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: A. L. Burt, 1890. Undated, ca. 1890. Surprisingly nice binding for this publisher, olive cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in red and black. Light rubbing to the extremities, some light colored speckles to front cover, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages, personal bookplate inside front cover, no other names or markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
Toilers of the Sea, is a novel by Victor Hugo. The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey, where Hugo spent 15 years in exile.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037363
- Title
- The Toilers of the Sea
- Author
- Hugo, Victor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- A. L. Burt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1890
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- CLASSIC FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...