Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
by R.D. Blackmore
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Binding Copy
- Seller
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Plano, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Tan and gilt marbled paper over boards with tan leather spine strips and corners. Gilt on front and spine. Marbled tan decorative endpapers. B&W frontispiece with tipped-in protective tissues in both volumes. B&W illustrated plates with tipped-in protective tissues throughout both volumes, a mix of photographs and paintings.
Volumes have no dates, but FON on front pages of each volume is dated Christmas 1896.
The covers on both volumes are badly damaged, with Volume 1's cover attached only at the rear hinge and Volume 2's cover detached entirely, with front and back separated. The spines of both volumes are partially or largely missing. Endpapers are chipped. Pages are age tanned with some stains.
Volumes have no dates, but FON on front pages of each volume is dated Christmas 1896.
The covers on both volumes are badly damaged, with Volume 1's cover attached only at the rear hinge and Volume 2's cover detached entirely, with front and back separated. The spines of both volumes are partially or largely missing. Endpapers are chipped. Pages are age tanned with some stains.
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
- PWK Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Y45
- Title
- Lorna Doone
- Author
- R.D. Blackmore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, two volumes
- Book Condition
- Used - Binding Copy
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry T. Coates & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- n.d. [1896]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- backmore, lorna doone
- Bookseller catalogs
- PWK Novels;
Terms of Sale
PWK Books
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About the Seller
PWK Books
Biblio member since 2020
Plano, Texas
About PWK Books
Independent seller of antiquarian books. Prices as listed. PWK Books sells exclusively through Biblio.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
- FON
- Former Owner's Name. Indicates that the previous owner of the book has written their name in the book.