The Keeping of Christmas At Bracebridge Hall
by Washington Irving; Illustrated by C. E. Brock
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-258. Very Good. Hardcover. Leather. 8vo. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, UK. No Date (c1906). Xvi, 267 pgs. Illustrated with 24 color plates (including a frontispiece). Bound in leather by Leary with gilt titles, double gilt rule to the boards and raised bands present to the spine. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards (corners and extremities bumped and rubbed). Marbled endpapers. All edge gilt. Previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Light foxing present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. As this is a location-based series of character sketches, there are a number of individual plots. The tales centre on the occupants of an English manor (based on Aston Hall, near Birmingham, England, which was occupied by members of the Bracebridge family and which Irving visited). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62008
- Title
- The Keeping of Christmas At Bracebridge Hall
- Author
- Washington Irving; Illustrated by C. E. Brock
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Place of Publication
- E-258
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- Raised Band(s)
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