The Victorian Age of Literature. In Two Volumes
by Mrs (Margaret) Oliphant
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Lovell, Coryell & Co., 1892. Two volumes bound in signed W. Launder contemporary half dark brown morocco over marbled boards, gilt lettering and rules back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, silk markers. Very Good, rubbed at corners and edges, gilt top dulled. Includes 16 engraved portraits, including such authors as Thomas Carlyle, John Stuart Mill, Harriet Martineau, Lord Tennyson, Charlotte Bronte, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and George Eliot. . First American Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008158
- Title
- The Victorian Age of Literature. In Two Volumes
- Author
- Mrs (Margaret) Oliphant
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Lovell, Coryell & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1892
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Women Authors; Fine Bindings;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...