For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem
by Henty, G.A
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto : Williams Briggs/Copp Clark , 1896 . First Canadian Edition . Good . 8VO . Eight illustrations in line by Solomon J Solomon. Bound plainly in dark red cloth with a design of the temple in the upper left corner, title blocked in gilt on spine. Front hinge cracked, detaching the endpaper, frontis and guard sheet. Rear hinge cracked, book shaken and loose. Overall light wear to boards. This binding not in Newbolt.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Neil Williams, Bookseller (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23369
- Title
- For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem
- Author
- Henty, G.A
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Canadian Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Williams Briggs/Copp Clark
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1896
- Pages
- 384 pp.
- Keywords
- Bookseller catalogs
- Henty;
- Size
- 8VO
Terms of Sale
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Safe delivery guaranteed. All books returnable for any or no reason within 30 days of receipt. If misdescribed we will pay return postage.
About the Seller
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2003
Victoria, British Columbia
About Neil Williams, Bookseller
We have been buying and selling on the Internet since 1992, full- time since 1998. We started as collectors of children's and illustrated books and this is still our largest specialty. We pride ourselves on the quality of our stock and our commitment to the contentment of our customers.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.