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Under The Greenwood Tree. The Wessex Novels With a map of Wessex. Pocket edition. Leather.
by HARDY, THOMAS:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan & Co. 1925 Deluxe Edition. Hardback, 7 x 4.5 inches. Light brown tan ecosse leather with ornate gilding to front cover and spine. Top edges gilt. Brown endpapers. In good condition. Some minor rubbing on edges, spine slightly sunned and a little top edge of front cover. Gilt School Crest on rear board (Malvern College) Prize bookplate on front endpaper. Inside pages lightly tanned, Else generally a clean and tight copy. 273pp. Map of Wessex.
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Details
- Seller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 94801
- Title
- Under The Greenwood Tree. The Wessex Novels With a map of Wessex. Pocket edition. Leather.
- Author
- HARDY, THOMAS:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co. 1925 Deluxe Edition
- Keywords
- HARDY, THOMAS Thomas Hardy, Literature, Fine Binding, brown tanned leather, pocket edition Wessex, Macmillan 1925, The Wessex Novels Volume xvi. map of Wessex. Pocket edition. Leather, Under the greenwood tree
Terms of Sale
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
Biblio member since 2016
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.
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- Bookplate
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- Gilt
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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