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London: Methuen and Co, 1899. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5". None. A scarce Nineteenth Century fourth edition of Anthony Hope's 'Simon Dale'. An English novelist and playwright, Hope was a prolific author of adventure novels, and is now primarily known for his books 'The Prisoner of Zenda' and 'Robert of Hentzau'. Contains illustrative plate to endpages. In cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally quite smart, there is some wear to the joints, backstrip and extremities. Internally, the pages are firmly bound and are generally bright and clean throughout, aside from the odd spot and usual foxing to endpages. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD9-C-3
- Title
- Simon Dale
- Author
- Anthony Hope
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- anthony hope simon dale adventure the prisoner of zenda simon dale
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...