The Dawn of The XIXth Century in England
by Ashton, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/no DJ
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London:: T Fisher,, 1886. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/no DJ. With 116 illustrations drawn by the author from contemporary engravings. Rebound in blue cloth with gilt titles on spine. Frontispiece loose. Spine slightly cocked. Slightly foxed. Edges browned.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Primrose Hill Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13310
- Title
- The Dawn of The XIXth Century in England
- Author
- Ashton, John
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/no DJ
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T Fisher,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1886
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: Europe; England;
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Cocked
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- First Edition
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- Rebound
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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