Thrilling history of the Hero of the Fens. Period Full-Leather prize binding woth bright gilt armorial bearing of Cheltenham College on front. 5 Raised bands to spine with Gilt decoration and title in the compartments. Endpapers and all page edges Marbled. Small piece of leather missing from top corner of spine and war to fore corners on boards, especially top fore corner of front (see photos). Prize label dated 1897 on ffep. No other inscriptions. Hinges sound & text block firm.Pages in very good condition.

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Bookseller: White Swan Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 100112
Title: Hereward the Wake
Author: Kingsley, Charles
Format/Binding: Full Leather Prize Binding
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan and Co. Limited
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1897
Pages: 373
Size: 7 1/4" Tall.
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Boy's Interest/Military/Historical/Hereward
Bookseller catalogs: Historical Fiction; Antiquarian; Vintage Children's Books; Children's Classics;

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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...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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....
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....
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...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...