CRANFORD
by GASKELL. MRS. Elizabeth Cleghorn.; HASSALL. JOAN. Illustrates
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
George G. Harrap & Co.Ltd. London.,1948. REPRINT OF HASSALL EDITION. 8vo. Illustrated throughout with decorative title page and 23 wood engravings by Hassall. Finely bound in late twentieth century leather binding. Quarter brown morocco with blind ruling and gilt lettering to the spine. Brown cloth on boards. Decorative floral endpapers.Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. A fine copy of this beautiful edition. Most of the first printing of 1940 was destroyed by the bombing of the publishers warehouse during the Blitz.:
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7394
- Title
- CRANFORD
- Author
- GASKELL. MRS. Elizabeth Cleghorn.; HASSALL. JOAN. Illustrates
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co.Ltd. London.,1948
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings; Children's and Illustrated books;
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Fine
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- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...