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A Short History of Our Own Times. From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880.
by McCarthy, Justin, M.P
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1891. Here is the great Irish historian's condensed version of his multi-volume version, a great source for Victorian history, still relevant today. This is a Near Fine copy of "A New Edition" in a beautiful full-leather Fine Binding. Polished red calf, ruled with gilt. The spine has five raised bands with fancy gilt decorations; the label is green with gilt lettering. Front cover has a school's heraldric device with Latin motto (Apropriately, "With God's Help"). Endpapers and all edges are marbled. Clean text; 448 pages; indexed. Light rub to corners and top of spine; top page edge has darkened a bit. Minor spotting to the endpapers. Else a Fine copy. First Thus. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004316
- Title
- A Short History of Our Own Times. From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880.
- Author
- McCarthy, Justin, M.P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
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- Raised Band(s)
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- 12mo
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- Fine
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- Device
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- Jacket
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- Fine Binding
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