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Morte Darthur [FORE-EDGE]; With An Introduction By Sir Edward Strachey, Bart
by Malory, Sir Thomas
- Used
- Condition
- Full black morocco. Aeg. Fine
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London and New York: Macmillan And Co, 1871. The Globe Edition. Leather Bound. Full black morocco. Aeg. Fine. 509 pages. 17.5 x 12 cm. This edition, mostly in double columns bound by Caves & Wilson, Cambridge founded in 1832. Fore-edge painting of the Confederate frigate Nashville firing on the American merchant ship, the Harvey Birch. The Nashville, originally a Union war ship was captured by Confederates at Charleston and fitted out as a cruiser. Under the command of Lieutenant Robert B. Pegram, CSN, she ran the blockade on October 21, 1861, and headed across the Atlantic to Southampton, England, the first ship of war to fly the Confederate flag in English waters. In 1863 she was sunk by the monitor USS Montauck after running aground on the Ogeechee River, Georgia. She was renamed the Thomas L. Wragg by the Confederate navy. Owner inscription St. Catherine's College Cambridge dated May 1876. Toning to first few and last leaves. Bright, fresh binding, raised bands, spine panels richly gilt, gilt steering wheel design front and back covers, four gilt arabesques at the corners.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22823
- Title
- Morte Darthur [FORE-EDGE]; With An Introduction By Sir Edward Strachey, Bart
- Author
- Malory, Sir Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Full black morocco. Aeg. Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- The Globe Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan And Co
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1871
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Americana
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ardsley, New York
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Glossary
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- 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"...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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