Cassell and Company Ltd London 1889 Vg (heavy bevel edged brown buckram boards with impressed black decorative borders, gilt titles on spine and front board, cloth very lightly wrinkled on spine and with patches of colour worn from corners of boards and fore edges, bottom corners lightly bumped, page edges speckled red, a very good sound sturdy copy with light browning free endpapers only and small water mark bottom corner of back fixed endpaper, crease to back free endpaper, internally no foxing or discolouration, all very clean and tight) substantial quarto 956pp. An illustrated magazine for Sunday and general reading. New and enlarged series. Colour frontispiece by Steer. B/w illustrations throughout. A weighty item - extra postage will be needed

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Bookseller: lobstabooks (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 40824
Title: The Quiver 1889: An Illustrated Magazine For Sunday And General Reading
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cassell and Company Ltd London 1889
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