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Handley Cross; or, The Spa Hunt. A Sporting Tale. By The Author of “Jorrocks’ Jaunts and Jollities,” &c. In Three Volumes.
by SURTEES, ROBERT S.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Henry Colburn, 1843 1st. Three Volumes. Hardbacks, approx 7.5 x 4.5 inches. In fine leather bindings by “Bayntun, Bath.” In quarter bound red calf leather to spines and corners, and red cloth to boards, with raised banding, gilt lettering and gilt paneled sporting decorations to spines. All page edges gilt, with marbled endpapers. In very good condition. Spines lovely and bright. A couple of areas of minor rubbing to exremities. Some minor fading to cloth on edges of boards. Top leading corners slightly bumped. Else covers very clean and smart. Bookplates to endpapers “Douglas Peter Crossman.” Binders stamps to verso corners. Insides pages all very clean, bright and tight throughout. A couple of minor edge tears in vol.1 with repairs, notably p282. Else very little handling marks, no foxing. Else a lovely 3 volume set. 3 vols: viii + 328, 316 & 306pp. (This edition not illustrated.)
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88723
- Title
- Handley Cross; or, The Spa Hunt. A Sporting Tale. By The Author of “Jorrocks’ Jaunts and Jollities,” &c. In Three Volumes.
- Author
- SURTEES, ROBERT S.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Henry Colburn, 1843 1st
- Keywords
- Literature ROBERT S. SURTEES, Handley Cross, Mr.Jorrocks's Hunt, Spa hunt, Fine binding, Bayntun, John Leech, leather, 1843, 1st, colour plates, illustrated, horse riding, hunting, fox, hounds, hunt, red jackets, red coats, sport
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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- 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...
- Edges
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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