A Teacher of the Violin and Other Tales.
by Shorthouse, J. H
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co., 1888. Colonial ed.. Hardback small octavo, good condition, navy boards (embossed borders front cover and spine, four gilt bands on front cover and spine, gilt title on spine), navy endpapers, page edges roughly cut, small patch rubbed on one gilt border and navy board, edges covers rubbed (corners bumped), spine ends little worn (few edge tears), rear cover little marked, pages lightly toned, inner hinge split (pages firm), light foxed spots most pages (minor foxing endpapers & flyleaves & title page), top section one page missing (no text lost). 317 pp. This charming well-loved old book contains four stories and an apologue. The first story is autobiographical and titled A Teacher of the Violin, in which the author describes his early life. The other stories are: The Marquis Jeanne Hyacinthe de St. Palaye, The Baroness Helena Von Saarfeld, Ellie: and A Story of a Boy and a Girl. There is a page of sheet music loosely inserted. (Stated as colonial edition by Trove.).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40741
- Title
- A Teacher of the Violin and Other Tales.
- Author
- Shorthouse, J. H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Colonial ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- short stories, literature, essays, collectible, collectable
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
Parcels posted within Australia by Australia Post. Overseas parcels from Australia posted by Air Mail with full tracking (about 10 to 30 days delivery, but delays in post possible). Expertly wrapped. Genuine guarantee. We request extra postage for heavy books.
About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
Biblio member since 2004
Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- 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....