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Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography
by Charles Kingsley
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cambridge: Macmillan and Co., 1862. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A new edition of this popular novel by celebrated author Charles Kingsley. A new edition of this work, uncommon Macmillan edition. Originally published by Chapman & Hall in 1850. With a new preface.Novel by Charles Kingsley written in sympathy with the Chartist movement, exposing the social injustices suffered by workers in the clothing trade and the trials and tribulations of agricultural labourers. Charles Kingsley was a broad church priest of the Church of England as well as university professor, social reformer, author, &c. He is known for his work with Christian socialism and his friendship and correspondence with Charles Darwin.SF Widdrington's bookplate to front pastedown, stamp to front free endpaper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine. Externally very smart with light bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, back strip darkened. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting scattered to leaves. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 859A63
- Title
- Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography
- Author
- Charles Kingsley
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1862
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- alton locke fiction charles kingsley new editions fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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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...
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