Echoes from the Welsh Hills; or Reminiscences of the Preachers and People of Wales. Illustrated by T. H. Thomas. De-luxe binding & Inscribed.
by DAVIES, DAVID:
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- first
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- Seller
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Alexander and Shepheard, 1883. First edition, Publisher's de-luxe binding. Frontispiece and illustrations. 8vo (7 1/2 x 5 inches), 460-pages. Publisher's full black morocco, the upper cover gilt lettered and gilt blocked with portrait of the author, the upper cover also blocked in blind with the Welsh hills, spine gilt in compartments, all edges gilt, wide inner gilt dentelles. 1-inch split at head of lower joint, headband a little chipped. The upper cover with bright gilt and attractive. Presentation inscription to Dr. & Mrs Rossiter from the author dated Weston-super-Mare June 1883.
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- Bookseller
- Bristow and Garland (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16798
- Title
- Echoes from the Welsh Hills; or Reminiscences of the Preachers and People of Wales. Illustrated by T. H. Thomas. De-luxe binding & Inscribed.
- Author
- DAVIES, DAVID:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- London: Alexander and Shepheard, 1883.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
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Bristow and Garland
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Shaftesbury, Dorset
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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....
- 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...
- Headband
- A strip of colored material attached to the text block at the top of the spine of a hard cover book. The same treatment applied...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...