Kingsley's Novels (Eversley Edition), 11 Vol Set
by Charles Kingsley
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Eversley Edition, 11 vol set (6 vols in 11). Very Good HCs, no DJs. Full dark brown pin-grain morocco leather over boards; covers gilt stamped with outer single rule frame enclosing blind stamped inner frame with gilt stamped fleurons at each corner; 5 raised bands on spine with gilt panel frames and titles; all edges richly gilt; turn-ins gilt stamped with fleuron rolls; pseudo marble end papers in browns with red or green. All spines are gilt stamped at spine tails ''The | H.H. Baxter | Memorial | Library'; under this is gilt stamped 'London'. Most volume covers are bright and clean, a few with scuff marks - 1 vol with pronounce scrape, but still VG and attractive; all spines are bright and clean; leather is sound and supple; all volumes are tightly bound. All interiors are bright and clean. Novels included: 'Yeast', 'Hypatia' (2 vols), 'Westward Ho!' (2 vols), 'Two Years Ago' (2 vols), 'Alton Locke' (2 vols), 'Hereward The Wake' (2 vols). CF OCLC #15478021. From the family collection of Ellsworth Bunker (U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Italy, India, Nepal, South Vietnam, Organization of American States, and twice recipient of U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom). 12mo.
Details
- Bookseller
- Madden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M00474
- Title
- Kingsley's Novels (Eversley Edition), 11 Vol Set
- Author
- Charles Kingsley
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- KINGSLEY, BRITISH, WRITERS, AUTHORS, DARWIN, EVOLUTION, CHURCH OF ENGLAND, COLLECTIBLE, COLLECTABLE
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- 12mo
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...