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Jacob Faithful
by Marryat, Captain Frederick
- Used
- Condition
- Later 19th century uniform polished tan calf. Aeg. Near fine. 3 vols
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Saunders & Otley, 1837. Illustrated Edition. leather_bound. Later 19th century uniform polished tan calf. Aeg. Near fine. 3 vols. R.W. Buss. 304, 304, 308 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Another in the series of maritime fiction enormously popular in its day, amongst the first sea novels, by a distinguished naval hero based on his real life experiences. This hand-colored edition followed the uncolored first edition of 1834. SADLEIR 1578c." Etched frontispiece, and 3 plates [hand-colored] by R.W. Buss in each vol......Otley put out an advertisement that any owner of the uncolored copy who so desired would in due course receive a set of coloured plates in exchange for his plain ones." Fresh, bright triple decker set. Raised bands, spine panels richly gilt, inner dentelles, red and green morocco spine labels, slight nicks backstrip heads.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19888
- Title
- Jacob Faithful
- Author
- Marryat, Captain Frederick
- Illustrator
- R.W. Buss
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Later 19th century uniform polished tan calf. Aeg. Near fine. 3 vols
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Illustrated Edition
- Publisher
- Saunders & Otley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
About Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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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