Nightmare Abbey and Crochet Castle
by Thomas Love Peacock
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
-
Looe, Cornwall, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1947. Attractive cloth covers with titles in gilt. No inscriptions. Part of "The Novel Library". Unclipped dustjacket has small pieces missing and some tears and has been tidied up and plastic protected in a removable sleeve. Some light rubbing. Otherwise contents crisp and clean. 228 pages, well illustrated. . First Edition Thus. Orange Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 4.5" x 7". Hard Back.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bosco Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 049958
- Title
- Nightmare Abbey and Crochet Castle
- Author
- Thomas Love Peacock
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- 4.5" x 7"
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics;
Terms of Sale
Bosco Books
Full refund on any book returned. Please notify within seven days.
About the Seller
Bosco Books
Biblio member since 2005
Looe, Cornwall, Aberdeen
About Bosco Books
Bookshop in converted Chapel in Cornish fishing port. We also stock old maps, prints and original paintings by local artists.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.