Our Life in the Swiss Highlands
by Symonds, John Addington & Margaret
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1892. Hardcover. 366p. + ads, bookplate of Paul Lemperly, illustrated with plates, previous ownership name in red ink, wear to text block fore edge, corners bumped and edgewear, gilt bright else good first UK edition in green cloth boards and gilt. Symonds was bisexual and his daughter was likely the first same-sex crush of Virginia Woolf.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 316050
- Title
- Our Life in the Swiss Highlands
- Author
- Symonds, John Addington & Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Adam & Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gay Studies; Nineteenth century; Swiss, Switzerland;
Terms of Sale
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...