SYLVIE AND BRUNO
by Carroll, Lewis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good plus
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
London and New York: Macmillan & Company, Ltd, 1890. Hardcover. Good plus. Hardcover. First American edition. Octavo. 400pp. Incl. index. plus 3pp. ads. 46 Illustrations by Harry Furniss. Decorative red cloth stamped in black and gilt. Spine darkened, rubbed and lightly frayed on ends. Book is slightly cocked, still a bright, nice copy.
In this "two volume tale of the eponymous fairy siblings...Carroll entwines two plots, set in two alternate worlds, one the fairytale kingdom of Elfland, the other a realm called Outland, which mirrors and satirizes English society."-publishersweekly.
In this "two volume tale of the eponymous fairy siblings...Carroll entwines two plots, set in two alternate worlds, one the fairytale kingdom of Elfland, the other a realm called Outland, which mirrors and satirizes English society."-publishersweekly.
Synopsis
Sylvie and Bruno, first published in 1889, and its 1893 second volume Sylvie and Bruno Concluded form the last novel by Lewis Carroll published during his lifetime. Both volumes were illustrated by Harry Furniss. The novel has two main plots; one set in the real world at the time the book was published, the other in the fantasy world of Fairyland.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Horizon Bookstore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53645
- Title
- SYLVIE AND BRUNO
- Author
- Carroll, Lewis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Company, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1890
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We are a small, open shop in Santa Barbara and have been in the same location for over 30 years. We have a select inventory of used and rare books. We also carry original posters and prints, vintage photographs and ephemera. Open Tues.- Sat. 11-6, closed Sunday & Monday.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...