Tess of The D’Urbervilles. A Pure Woman. With a map of Wessex. Pocket edition.
by HARDY, THOMAS:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan & Co. 1927. Pocket Edition, 7 x 4.5 inches. In navy blue full calf leather binding, blind paneled boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Blind “TH” monogram to front. Top page edges gilt. In good condition. Corners lightly bumped, Marking to the front cover. Some tanning on endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. 517pp. Map of Wessex.
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- Seller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 94499
- Title
- Tess of The D’Urbervilles. A Pure Woman. With a map of Wessex. Pocket edition.
- Author
- HARDY, THOMAS:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co. 1927
- Keywords
- HARDY, THOMAS Tess of The D’Urbervilles, Fine Binding, blue leather, Literature, pocket edition, Thomas Hardy, leather, wessex novels, 1926
Terms of Sale
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...