Celibates.
by MOORE, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Walter Scott, Ltd. / Paternoster Square / 1895. First edition. 19 cm x 13.5 cm, red vertically ribbed cloth lettered in gilt, pp. 559, [8] pages publishers ads. Marginal tears and resultant creasing in fore-edge of rear endpaper and final leaf of ads, previous owner's rubber-stamp on half title, light rubbing to spine ends, else a very good, bright copy. Turner 614.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13221
- Title
- Celibates.
- Author
- MOORE, George
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Walter Scott, Ltd. / Paternoster Square / 1895. First edition.
- Keywords
- EIGHTEEN NINETIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nineteenth Century Literature;
Terms of Sale
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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About the Seller
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Tamworth, Ontario
About Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....