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A Beilby Odyssey
by Rush, James
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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- Seller
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Olney; Nelson & Saunders Publishers, 1987., 1987. Hardcover. ASSOCIATION COPY LIMITED EDITION: Number 7 in a numbered Limited First Edition of 100 copies bound in full calf and signed by the Author verso ffep, with Subscibers list to limitation leaf showing that this was author Catherine Cookson's copy. Quarto. 176 pp. Numerous illustrations throughout, many of which are in colour. Book Condition: Near Fine. Tan calf with five raised bands and gilt titles to spine; aeg. Pictorial endpapers. Housed in grey cloth-covered slipcase. Spine lightly sunned otherwise a fine copy; a little light fingermarking to slipcase, also near-fine. Cookson (1906-98) was the best-selling author of her generation and the most borrowed author from public libraries in the UK during the latter years of the twentieth century; she was best known for gritty historical novels set in her native north-east England. This volume is the sequel to "The Ingenious Beilbys" and gives further insights into the artistic glass producing dynasty of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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- Bookseller
- Keel Row Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3864
- Title
- A Beilby Odyssey
- Author
- Rush, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Olney; Nelson & Saunders Publishers, 1987.
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Antiques & Collecting
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About the Seller
Keel Row Books
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
About Keel Row Books
Keel Row Books is Tyneside's leading bookshop for collectable, antiquarian and second-hand books.Formerly of North Shields we are now in newly renovated double-fronted shop in the middle of Whitley Bay. Open Mon to Sat 10-5.
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- 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...
- 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...
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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