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The Gurneys of Earlham (2 volumes)
by Hare, Augustus J. C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good, no d/j, black buckram boards, red impressed ruling; gilt spine titling (vol 2, spine split); text blocks firm; pages tight
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Allen, 1895. 1st. hardback. Good, no d/j, black buckram boards, red impressed ruling; gilt spine titling (vol 2, spine split); text blocks firm; pages tight and crisp, unmarked.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). The two-volume account of the extraordinary Quaker banking family from Norfolk that included Elizabeth Fry and the abolitionist Thomas Fowell Buxton, by famed Victorian writer Augustus Hare (1834-1903). Frontispieces and 30 illustrations.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132234
- Title
- The Gurneys of Earlham (2 volumes)
- Author
- Hare, Augustus J. C
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, no d/j, black buckram boards, red impressed ruling; gilt spine titling (vol 2, spine split); text blocks firm; pages tight
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Pages
- 343, 352
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, biography, history, Gurney, Hare, set
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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....
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