Cast Up By The Sea
by Baker, Sir Samuel W., M.A., F.R.G.S.,
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Rosscarbery, Cork, Ireland
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited,, 1869. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Huard. 12mo, pp. xiii, 456, 48 pages of adverts at rear, original gold blocked green cloth, bright cover, spine dulled a tad, water mark to cover and ink smudge to fore edge on front, marks and a drop of wax on rear cover, corners bumped, interior predominantly clean and crisp, a small water stain on edge of frontispiece and tissue guard, bookseller's blind stamp on ffep, owner's signature on half title, binding sound but has opened in the middle of the book.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Vivian Art & Antiques
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001150
- Title
- Cast Up By The Sea
- Author
- Baker, Sir Samuel W., M.A., F.R.G.S.,
- Illustrator
- Huard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co., Limited,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1869
Terms of Sale
Charles Vivian Art & Antiques
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Charles Vivian Art & Antiques
Biblio member since 2016
Rosscarbery, Cork
About Charles Vivian Art & Antiques
The Book Shed Gallery - open Sunday to Friday by appointment. Antiques, pictures and second hand and rare books especially on the arts, history, biography, travel, horticulture and poetry
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
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