13 Volumes - the Virginians; Catherine Snobs &c.; Vanity Fair; Barry Lyndon &c.; Lovel the Widower &c.; Adventures of Philip; Pendennis; the Newcomes; Esmond &c.; Life of Thackeray (Melville); Burlesques Punch &c.;yellowplush Papers &c; Christmas Books &c
by Thackeray, William Makepeace; Melville, Lewis
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Caxton Publishing Company London Edition. Spines sunned with some light chipping, some board edges sunned, closed edges foxed, some front hinges strained/cracked, some plates foxed, otherwise contents clean and tidy and generally solid.. Gilt Dec Cloth Boards. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Bookcase
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60277
- Title
- 13 Volumes - the Virginians; Catherine Snobs &c.; Vanity Fair; Barry Lyndon &c.; Lovel the Widower &c.; Adventures of Philip; Pendennis; the Newcomes; Esmond &c.; Life of Thackeray (Melville); Burlesques Punch &c.;yellowplush Papers &c; Christmas Books &c
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace; Melville, Lewis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- The Caxton Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- 8vo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Bookcase
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bookcase
Biblio member since 2009
Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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