The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Richard Bently & Son, 1889. iv-xi, 468pp; frontispiece; full red leather; front and rear hinges cracked slightly, not loose though; raised bands to spine and gilt title and slight fading; light edgewear; gilt to page edges; presentation inscription with date to fep., handsome copy.. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Cruikshank, Leech, Tenniel, & Barham . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Baggins Book Bazaar Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 052805
- Title
- The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels
- Illustrator
- Cruikshank, Leech, Tenniel, & Barham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Richard Bently & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Terms of Sale
Baggins Book Bazaar Ltd
Upon ordering, the book will be posted within three business days (barring payment difficulties). If, on arrival, the book does not match the description given, let us know immediately, including the problem, and we will refund you upon the return of the book.
About the Seller
Baggins Book Bazaar Ltd
Biblio member since 2007
Rochester, Kent
About Baggins Book Bazaar Ltd
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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....