The Heroes; or, Greek Fairy Tales for my Children
by Charles Kingsley
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cambridge: Macmillan and Co., 1856. 1st Edition . Fine. 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Full brown morocco binding by Bayntun-Riviere of Bath (binder's name in gilt to rear turn-in). Spine has five raised bands, gilt ruled panels, gilt lettering, date to foot of spine. Single gilt fillet border to boards. Gilt fillet to board edges and turn-ins, marbled endpapers, all page edges gilt. Original cloth front cover bound in to the rear of the book. Fine condition throughout. A first class example, in a binding of the very highest order. Overall condition is Fine. Size: 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xviii, 205, [3]
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- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1121E007
- Title
- The Heroes; or, Greek Fairy Tales for my Children
- Author
- Charles Kingsley
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm)
- Keywords
- Greek Mythology, Myths, Perseus, Jason, Argonauts, Theseus, Gorgon, Centaur, Minotaur, Myth_Legend
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; Myth & Legend;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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