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Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair
by Henry Morley
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall, 1859 . First edition. Leather. Good. 9" by 6.5". The Brothers Dalziel. The first edition of Henry Morley's illustrated study of the Bartholomew Fair. The first edition of this work, illustrated throughout with facsimile drawings, engraved on wood, by the brothers Dalziel.A history of the Bartholomew Fair, a summer Charter fair in London, that took place on the 24th August from 1133 to 1855.The charter for the first fair was granted by Henry I to fund the Priory of St Bartholomew.With the stamp and inscription of James W. Hoste to the front free endpaper and a front blank.With a single advertisement leaf to the rear. In a half calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards. A touch of fading to back strip, with small split in leather to head of front joint. Hinges strained but firmly held. Inscription and prior owner's stamp to a front blank and front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with tide mark and tape repair to fore edge of page 47. Light handling marks throughout. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 866F28
- Title
- Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair
- Author
- Henry Morley
- Illustrator
- The Brothers Dalziel
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1859
- Size
- 9" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Henry Morley Bartholomew Fair charter fairs Merchant Taylors Guild Bartholomew Fair
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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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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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