The Family at Misrule
by Turner, Ethel ( Aka Ethel Sibyl/Mary BURWELL, later TURNER, Mrs CURLEWIS ) 1870 – 1958
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Ward, Lock & Co, London and Melbourne, 1905. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: Illustrated. Black and white illustrated frontispiece, with an light aged and foxed tissue guard with 15 other black and white illustrations within the text. Dark blue coloured end pages. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with self embossed decoration along with gilt coloured titles and illustration to the front panel and back strip. A series of short stories the children published early in the 20th century. The book is showing age and use. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with rubbing, a little bumping and fraying of the book corners. Rubbing of the lower book edges and a little to the panels stop light tanning and foxing to the text block edges with age toning of the pages. The front hinge has cracked between the half title page and title page. Some of the illustrations have become detached from the text block and consequently have creasing along the front edge. Gift inscription to the half title page and original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the same page stop a previous owner has scrubbed out some notes to the verso of the free front end page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], 5 - 342, [10 – further titles than publishing house] pages.. please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Teens & Young Adult; Short Stories; Caulfield Bindings; Australia; Fiction. Inventory No: 0289214. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0289214
- Title
- The Family at Misrule
- Author
- Turner, Ethel ( Aka Ethel Sibyl/Mary BURWELL, later TURNER, Mrs CURLEWIS ) 1870 – 1958
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Co
- Place of Publication
- London and Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Short stories, young adult reading Teens & Young Adult; Short Stories; Caulfield Bindings; Australia; Fiction. Illustrated Unbranded Turner, Ethel ( Aka Ethel Sibyl/Mary BURWELL, later TURNER, Mrs CURLEWIS ) 1870 – 1958 The Family
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- Short Stories;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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