Our Life in The Swiss Highlands
by SYMONDS, John Addington
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
London/Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1892., 1892. First edition. 8vo. Frontispiece of Symonds and illustrations in text. Preface by the author. 366 pages. Superbly bound in 3/4 brown morocco over tan cloth, spines with raised bands and gilt stamped floral devices within gilt ruled compartments, gilt ruled covers, matching tan cloth endpapers, white silf bookmarks, t.e.g. Fine, fresh. No signatures or bookplates. Babington 54.. F. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221293
- Title
- Our Life in The Swiss Highlands
- Author
- SYMONDS, John Addington
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- F
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London/Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1892.
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- LITERATURE
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...