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Lorna Doone
by R D Blackmore
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good++
- Seller
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Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
USA: Porter and Coates, 1890. New Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good++. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New Edition Circa 1890. Undated but has a preface mentioning the 20th edition which was published in the late 1890's and the publishing company operated as Porter and Coates between 1867 and 1892.. 44 black and white plates. A lovely double volume edition of this classic work including the original cloth dust jackets. Books are fine and very bright. Wonderful gilt work. Contents good. The cloth wrappers are complete with rubbing to spine tops. Very light soiling but overall very nice. Includes the original cloth box. which has rubbing to edges but in good order. More images can be taken upon request. Ref10999###013175
Synopsis
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is a novel by Richard Doddridge Blackmore. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lasting Words Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024926
- Title
- Lorna Doone
- Author
- R D Blackmore
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Porter and Coates
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1890
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Lasting Words Ltd
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About the Seller
Lasting Words Ltd
Biblio member since 2019
Northampton, Northamptonshire
About Lasting Words Ltd
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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