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THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER or the BLACK BROTHERS, A LEGEND OF STIRIA
by Ruskin, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1858. 64 pages. Written in 1841 at the request of a very young lady without any idea of publication. Frontispiece and Title Page illustrated with detailed black and white plates and tissue between. Beautifully illustrated in text with Mr. Doyle's charming black and white plates. Page 25, 26, 27 have foxed spot at top, a few pages lightly soiled, otherwise pages and endpapers good condition. Orange cloth with gilt design and title on upper cover. Gilt title on spine. Head/tail of spine and corners lightly worn and bumped. VG+. Fifth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+. Illus. by Doyle, Richard.
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Details
- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 217011A
- Title
- THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER or the BLACK BROTHERS, A LEGEND OF STIRIA
- Author
- Ruskin, John
- Illustrator
- Doyle, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1858
- Keywords
- Fairy Yale, Children's Story, Children's Literature,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
J. Wyatt Books
Biblio member since 2005
Ottawa, Ontario
About J. Wyatt Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...