Shirley. A Tale [Three Volumes]; A Tale
by Bell, Currer [Charlotte Bronte]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1849. First edition. Vellum. pp. 303; 308; 320. Bound without half-titles, and Vol. I without the ads; but including the ads at the end of Vol. III. 8vo. 1/2 vellum over waxed-paper-covered boards; bound by Holder & Son, Kirkdale, Sydenham, with label to front pastedowns. Gilt lettering to spines. Bookplate to front pastedowns, some spotting (wax drips, fingerprints, and the like, occasionally and throughout), creases from dog earing, a few pencil marks, expected age-toning. The contents show heavier use than the bindings, suggesting to me that the books were voraciously read at perhaps indiscriminate times (like breakfast), and the story loved well enough to deserve a lovely (re-)binding, ca. 1900. With bookseller's catalogue description of a like set, taped to front pastedown of Vol. I.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 083447
- Title
- Shirley. A Tale [Three Volumes]; A Tale
- Author
- Bell, Currer [Charlotte Bronte]
- Format/Binding
- Vellum
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1849
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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...