The Adventures of Uncle Lubin
by W. Heath Robinson
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Grant Richards, 1902. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. W. Heath Robinson. Illustrated cloth covered board binding with dark green/blue background, colours predominantly red green and cream. Some rubbing to spine, title no longer visible but front and back boards clean and bright. Light wear at spine ends. Text block sound, no inscriptions, beginning to split along front and rear hinges after the illustrated end papers which are intact along the join. Beautiful bright frontispiece. A few light brown marks to the title page opposite thereafter pages generally smooth and clean and clear of foxing, though one or two rogue marks here and there. Abundantly illustrated with plates and drawings in and around the text. A very nice, well preserved copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- David's Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034234
- Title
- The Adventures of Uncle Lubin
- Author
- W. Heath Robinson
- Illustrator
- W. Heath Robinson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Grant Richards
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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David's Bookshop
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
About David's Bookshop
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