A TOUR ROUND MY GARDEN
by Karr, Alphonse, 1808-1890 [author]; Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889 [editor]; Harvey, William [illustrator]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1859. A New edition. Hardcover. 12mo, xii, 332 pages. In Good condition. Spine is brown with gold print, raised bands. Boards half bound with brown leather to spine and corners and marbled paper to boards. Light wear to spine caps, hinges, and corners, mild rubbing to paper. Text block has marbled edges and endpapers. Cracked hinges. Illustrated: additional engraved title page and frontispiece, "with one hundred and seventeen illustrations"- title page.
NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column G. 1379674. FP New Rockville Stock.
NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column G. 1379674. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1379674
- Title
- A TOUR ROUND MY GARDEN
- Author
- Karr, Alphonse, 1808-1890 [author]; Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889 [editor]; Harvey, William [illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- A New edition
- Publisher
- Routledge, Warne, & Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1859
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Half Bound
- ...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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....