The Guinea Stamp
by Swan, Annie S
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, 1892. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. hardback in decorated cloth 384pp., ÔA delightful and atmospheric old novel of Victorian-era Britain. A young girl ends up orphaned and penniless and must go to her pawnbroker uncle in another town. He has no concept of the value of a life lived for God, and her gentle witness is not falling on good ground. ItÕs a well-written vintage story with a sweet, independent heroine.Õ Ownership inscription dated 1892 on front paste-down. PHOTO available
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andrew Barnes Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 154569
- Title
- The Guinea Stamp
- Author
- Swan, Annie S
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1892
- Size
- octavo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Andrew Barnes Booksellers
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MELBOURNE, Victoria
About Andrew Barnes Booksellers
We are a general, Internet only bookseller with 25 years experience, specialising in Military & Russian material. We have operated on-line for 9 years
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...