London, New York and Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. near Very Good. Octavo, blue cloth covers, viii + 208 + 30 pages of publisher's ads. Former owner name in pencil on front paste-down endpaper; some cracking at hinge. Front free endpaper is a little chipped at edges; spine label scuffed, light overall wear. Newspaper clipping (1934) 2 letters to the editor about a book review about the Guy Fawkes trial laid in. 041407A

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Bookseller: Alkahest Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000016136
Title: WHAT GUNPOWDER PLOT WAS.
Author: Gardiner, Samuel Rawson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - near Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co.
Place of Publication: London, New York and Bombay
Date Published: 1897

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Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.

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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...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Spine Label: The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...