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OUR VILLAGE; Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery / by Mary Russell Mitford / New Edition
by Mitford, Miss [Mary]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/None
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: George Bell and Sons, 1882. New Edition: First & Second Series. Half leather and marbled boards. Near Fine/None. Steel engravings. Two volumes, small 8vos (7 1/4" x 4 5/8"), rebound in half plum-colored calf and green marbled boards with gold pin-striped borders and gold lettering on spines, illustrated with two engraved frontispieces & vignette title pages plus about 10 in-text full-page B&W engravings, marbled endpapers, 536 & 538 pages. Weighs 2 lbs 9 oz. This famous series of about 100 English rural sketches by "Miss" Mary Mitford (1787 - 1855), author and dramatist, first appeared in The Lady's Magazine and were published in the 1820's and 30's. They were based on her life in the hamlet of Three Mile Cross near Reading in Berkshire. A charming series of rural sketches in a superb two-volume half leather and marbled boards edition. Tight text blocks with clean pages (a spot near the edge of a page at the end of volume II with an occasional crease to a few pages). Minor rubbing to edges and corners.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3387
- Title
- OUR VILLAGE; Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery / by Mary Russell Mitford / New Edition
- Author
- Mitford, Miss [Mary]
- Illustrator
- Steel engravings
- Format/Binding
- Half leather and marbled boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition: First & Second Series
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Bell and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1882
- Keywords
- Village, peasants, agriculture, society, beauty, quietude, horses, illustrated, England, 19th century, rural, women, marriage
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Tight
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- Marbled boards
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- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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