M. or N. "Similia Similibus Curantur."
by George John Whyte-Melville
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Ward, Lock & Bowden, c1870. Cloth. Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A work of Victorian fiction by the Scottish novelist George John Whyte-Melville. Whyte-Melville published his first novel, Digby Grand, in 1853, which was a huge success. He went onto publish twenty-one novels and became a popular writer about hunting. Most of his heroes and heroines, Digby Grand, Tilbury Nogo, the Honourable Crasher, Mr Sawyer, Kate Coventry, Mrs Lascelles, are or would be hunters. Some characters reappear in different novels, such as the supercilious studgroom, the dark and wary steeple-chaser, or the fascinating sporting widow. This volume, containing his thirteenth novel, is a new edition of the original 1869 edition and features some lovely decorative head and tail pieces. In a blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with some light rubbing and minor wear only. Hinges strained. Spotting to endpapers, very clean and bright elsewhere. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN20-D-17
- Title
- M. or N. "Similia Similibus Curantur."
- Author
- George John Whyte-Melville
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Bowden
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1870
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Sporting Fishing Head Pieces Tail Pieces Fishing
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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"...