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Yorksher Puddin': A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories
by John Hartley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$37.93NZ$28.44
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About This Item
Yorksher Puddin': A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories, from the Pen of John Hartley.
Hardback, 1876, first edition/first edition thus, published by William Nicholson and Sons, London, 379 pages and 5-page publisher catalogue at rear.
Octavo/8vo. Measures around 7 3/8" by 5 1/8" by 1 1/8". Brown cloth binding, Pictorial boards and spine, black detail and gilt lettering to front board and spine. Scuffing, rubbing, and a little marking. Signs of shelf-wear, slightly bumped and torn corners. Tears to upper and lower spine and to outer hinges. Book has a minor forward tilt. Some slackness to binding. Inner hinges cracked, two crude tape repairs to front inner hinge. Page edges browned and a little foxed, marked and tanned. A little foxing throughout and the odd bit of marking to page surfaces. Previous owner bookplate and inscription to front pastedown. Otherwise page contain no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.
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Details
- Bookseller
- GN Books and Prints
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- #BIBLIO-279
- Title
- Yorksher Puddin': A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories
- Author
- John Hartley
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First / First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Nicholson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1876
- Pages
- 379+
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Yorkshire, Dialect, Region, England
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About the Seller
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Biblio member since 2022
Inverness, Highland
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Seller based in the Scottish Highlands, dealing in a variety of books, including antiquarian, vintage and modern.
Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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,...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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