A full Morocco goatskin Solander case for the British first edition of London to Ladysmith via Pretoria by Winston S. Churchill
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San Diego, California, United States
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About This Item
`. This is a full red Morocco goatskin Solander case for the British first edition of London to Ladysmith via Pretoria by Winston S. Churchill, published by Longmans, Green, and Co. in London in 1900. The case features a rounded, hubbed spine, the spine bands gilt rule framed and gilt decorated, the covers with gilt rule borders, the interior lined with red velvet. Condition of the case is fine, clean and bright with no appreciable wear or blemishes.
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- Bookseller
- Churchill Book Collector (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007776
- Title
- A full Morocco goatskin Solander case for the British first edition of London to Ladysmith via Pretoria by Winston S. Churchill
- Book Condition
- Used - `
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Churchill Book Collector
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San Diego, California
About Churchill Book Collector
We buy and sell books by and about Sir Winston Churchill. If you seek a Churchill edition you do not find in our current online inventory, please contact us; we might be able to find it for you. We are always happy to help fellow collectors answer questions about the many editions of Churchill's many works.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Goatskin
- Goatskin, leather made from goat, is durable and easy to dye. The original and finest examples of Morocco binding are goatskin....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...