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Windsor Castle (Library of Classics series)
by Ainsworth, W H
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK: Collins Clear-type Press. Hardcover. Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Anderson, Marjorie. Undated but circa 1930s. 382pp, with frontispiece. Fully bound in publisher's reddish-brown waxed leather, gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Top edge gilt. Reddish-brown endpapers. Housed in a matching slipcase. 16mo. Previous owner's name lightly inked on front paste down, else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. The slipcase is a scuffed on corners and edges, with mild indentation on reverse and some shadowing on back panel. A lovely, vintage but vibrant copy of this classic work, still with its original slipcase. Part of Collins' Library of Classics series (also known as Illustrated Pocket Classics, Pocket Classics, New Classics, Illustrated Pocket editions - despite the name of the series changing over time the series remained coherent over time).
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021091
- Title
- Windsor Castle (Library of Classics series)
- Author
- Ainsworth, W H
- Illustrator
- Anderson, Marjorie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Collins Clear-type Press
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Series Books, Classics, Classic Literature
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About the Seller
BookAddiction
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nr Canterbury, Kent
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Top Edge Gilt
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- 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
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- New
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- Edges
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- Fine
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