The Pacha of Many Tales (Two Volumes)
by Marryatt, Captain (Frederick)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Sandbornton, N.H.: Charles Lane, 1838. Captain Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) of the Royal Navy is noted as an early practicioner of sea-stories. Although he has been reprinted, his period works are uncommon today.This is a lovely set of his sixth novel, in a full-leather binding. Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine condition. Smooth calf with gilt lettering on the spine. Originally published in London in 1835 (although LoC claims an edition by Carey & Hart dated 1834), these were Issued as part of "Lane's Uniform Edition." Clean, bright text; 227 pages and 209 pages. Faint penciled notes on the front endpapers, and a contemporary inked inscription on the rear paste-down. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Later Printing.. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002680
- Title
- The Pacha of Many Tales (Two Volumes)
- Author
- Marryatt, Captain (Frederick)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing.
- Publisher
- Charles Lane
- Place of Publication
- Sandbornton, N.H.
- Date Published
- 1838
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
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Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- LOC
- Library of Congress
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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....
- Uniform Edition
- A collection or series of individual volumes of an author's work bound to match with a uniform size and style. Especially common...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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