Westward Ho! Or the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the County of Devon in the Reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty Queen Elizabeth. [with]: Hypatia of New Foes with an Old Face. [with]: Yeast. A Problem
by KINGSLEY, Charles
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London. Macmillan and Co. 1890. Hardcover. 8vo. 22cm, 3 volumes in One, viii,248 & x,166 & vii,94pp., 3 title-pages, printed in double-columns, fine binding in half dark blue polished calf, gilt decorated raised bands, full gilt borders and floral decorations in the panels, doubled crushed crimson morocco label, gilt titles, gold and white on dark blue marbled boards and endpapers, t.e.g., some slight unbotrusive wear on the edges, near fine copy in attractive publisher's binding (hmds). ~ Three novels by Charles Kingsley bound in one.
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- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38813
- Title
- Westward Ho! Or the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the County of Devon in the Reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty Queen Elizabeth. [with]: Hypatia of New Foes with an Old Face. [with]: Yeast. A Problem
- Author
- KINGSLEY, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London. Macmillan and Co. 1890
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LITERATURE NINETEENTH CENTURY NOVELS KINGSLEY WESTWARD HO HYPATIA YEAST FINE CALF BINDINGS
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- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- 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...
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...