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Ismay's Children
by Author of Hogan M.P. etc. [Laffin, May]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Andover, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1887. No statement of edition or printing. Blue cloth with black ruling and gilt spine lettering. 495 pp. plus advertisements. Moderate shelfwear, with worn-through spots and frayed spine ends. Short tears along the rear joint. The spine is slanted. Previous owner's name is on the front free endpaper. The front hinge is just starting. In an otherwise sound binding.. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Banjo Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009612
- Title
- Ismay's Children
- Author
- Author of Hogan M.P. etc. [Laffin, May]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1887
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ireland Related;
- Size
- 12mo
Terms of Sale
Banjo Booksellers
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About the Seller
Banjo Booksellers
Biblio member since 2004
Andover, Massachusetts
About Banjo Booksellers
On-line and mail-order only. We have a wide variety of books, both fiction and non-fiction, with an emphasis on modern first editions and collectible childrens books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Spine
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- 12mo
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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