The King's Highway a novel; Russell: a tale of the Reign of Charles II by G. P. R. James Esq
by James, George Payne Rainsford
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About This Item
London : Simms and M'Intyre, 1851. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Very good copy in the original half calf over marble boards. Gilt cross-bands / raised bands with gilt-blocked titling. Minor, generalized wear to the bands and panel edges. Remains uncommonly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 384 pages; Physical desc.: 384 p, 367 p ; 17 cm. Subject: English literature -- Fiction -- Fiction in English -- Texts. Series: The Parlour Library cxviii. Notes: Russell: A tale of the Reign of Charles II, published by Thomas Hodgson, London.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The King's Highway a novel; Russell: a tale of the Reign of Charles II by G. P. R. James Esq
- Author
- James, George Payne Rainsford
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition in this form
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Simms and M'Intyre
- Date Published
- 1851
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.