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The Church Scholar's Magazine For 1860 And 1861 - Two Volumes
by Whittemore, The Rev. W. Meynell (Rector Of St James Within Aldgate) - edited by
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Wertheim, MacIntosh & Hunt,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1861. Presumed First UK Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes, both identically half bound in black (or very dark blue) leather with a leather spine and corners, and delightful gilt decorated in shiny pale blue paper boards front and back. 7 gilt unraised decorated bands to the spine, with 2 leather labels in burgundy and black and lettered in gilt. The remaining compartments have some raised stamped decoration. Some light edgewear to some areas of the extremitites, but an attractive pair. Internally pink and gold endpapers the design uniform to the pale bue outer paper on the covers. A small binders label to the rear endpaper on both volumes - H. White & Sons, Carmarthen. 4 Initials on the second front free endpaper in old fading ink. One page and opposing has some very pale brown stains, otherwise no marks, very clean tight and bright. Both volumes paginated identically - (iv) + 380 pp. Full page wood-engraved frontispieces and vignette illustration to each title page. Illustrated title letters to the first chapters and other full and half page illustrations in the text. Mid-Victorian spirtual and moral 'education' for children/juveniles mainly, in the form of stories and histories, plus some short bible 'quizzes' in the form of a puzzle, and bible questions, etc. A Charming Pair. See Images; Each volume - 16mo 6" - 7" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 120027
- Title
- The Church Scholar's Magazine For 1860 And 1861 - Two Volumes
- Author
- Whittemore, The Rev. W. Meynell (Rector Of St James Within Aldgate) - edited by
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Presumed First UK Edition
- Publisher
- Wertheim, MacIntosh & Hunt,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1861
- Keywords
- The Church Scholar's Magazine For 1860 And 1861 - Two Volumes, Edited By The Rev. W. Meynell Whittemore,, Two Volumes, Both Identically Half Bound In Black (or Very Dark Blue) , Leather With A Leather Spine And Corners, And Delightful Gilt Decorated I
- Bookseller catalogs
- Wales/Welsh; Bindings; Victorian Fiction;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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- Gilt
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