A LEGEND OF THE RHINE / NOTES OF A JOURNEY FROM CORNHILL TO GRAND CAIRO and THE BOOK OF SNOBS
by THACKERAY, William Makepeace / Edited, with an Introduction, by George Saintsbury
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1920. Hardcover. black-&-white illustrations. pp. xxii, 601.,Small 8vo,,Very nicely bound in full maroon calf, with top edge gilt,Spine ends and corners very lightly rubbed. Very light scuffing to leather. Contents clean and tight. Former owner's bookplate on inside front board. Overall, in very good condition. The Oxford Thackeray edition, printed on india paper, with 308 illustrations.
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- Bookseller
- BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9900038276
- Title
- A LEGEND OF THE RHINE / NOTES OF A JOURNEY FROM CORNHILL TO GRAND CAIRO and THE BOOK OF SNOBS
- Author
- THACKERAY, William Makepeace / Edited, with an Introduction, by George Saintsbury
- Illustrator
- black-&-white illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, UK
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- BritLit;Bindings;;;;;;;
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Glossary
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...