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First in the Field. A Story of New South Wales. Illustrated by W. Rainey.
by FENN, George MANVILLE; RAINEY, W.;
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
S. W. Partridge & Co. 1894 1st. 8 x 6 ins. Hardback in blue cloth with illustration to front and spine with black and red colouring. Gilt and green lettering/title to spine and front. Black design to rear. Top page edges gilt. Floral endpapers. In very good condition. Corners bumped, rubbing to edges and spine. Small nicks to cloth at ends of spine. Spine darkened/faded. Darkening/handling marks to cloth. Bookplate to front endpaper, neat inscription overleaf. Frontis and title darkened, tissue guard foxed. A few handling marks to pages else a tight copy. 416pp +16pp cat. Illustrated by W. Rainey.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76016
- Title
- First in the Field. A Story of New South Wales. Illustrated by W. Rainey.
- Author
- FENN, George MANVILLE; RAINEY, W.;
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- S. W. Partridge & Co. 1894 1st
- Keywords
- Literature FENN, George MANVILLE; RAINEY, W.;, Literature George Manville Fenn dustwrapper art nouveau Cat76 New South Wales Australia 1894 1st
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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