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London: Macmillan & Co, Ltd., 1881. 184 pages in very good condition; clean and white. Foxing on the endpapers and pages facing the illustrations. Illustrated with plates and woodcuts. Handmade paper. Limited Edition to 185 copies. With a chapter on modern English illustrated books by Austin Dobson. Previous owner's bookplate on the fep. Blue hardcovers with gilt titles on the spine. One inch tear and small chip at head of spine; binding fine. Corners bumped, covers a little scuffed. GOOD. First Edition. Hardcover. Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 223977
- Title
- THE LIBRARY
- Author
- Lang, Andrew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- Books, First Edition
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About the Seller
J. Wyatt Books
Biblio member since 2005
Ottawa, Ontario
About J. Wyatt Books
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...