London: Macmillan and Co, 1874. Original Cloth. Fair. 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. 223pp. Probably first edition. Gilt embossed lettering to the spine and a black embossed decorative design in two strips across the board and spine. Light sunning to the spine and rubbing to the head and tail of the spine with a few niks and associated fraying to the cloth. Light rubbing to the board corners. The book is almost sprung. Finger soiling to the leaves. 2/3 of the rear end ppaer is missing and there is cracking to pp48. One leaf corner is missing. A fair copy.

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Bookseller: Trumpington Fine Books Limited (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 214354
Title: Lady Hester or Ursula's Narrative
Author: Yonge, Charlotte M
Format/Binding: Original Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan and Co
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1874
Size: 12mo - over 6Â¾&quo
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: LITERATURE

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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Tail: The heel of the spine.