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From Paddington to Penzance
by Charles G. Harper
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1893. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Charles G. Harper. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this travel log from Paddington, London, to Penzance. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and twenty-two plates, with a total of one hundred and drawings. Collated complete. A detailed account of the author's travels from Paddington to Penzance, through Petersham, Windsor, Hampshire, Winchester, Romsey, The New Forest, Bournemouth, Lulworth Castle, Charmouth, Teignmouth, Dartmouth, Plymouth, and Alverton. Written and illustrated by Charles George Harper, an English author and illustrator of travel books. Bound in half red calf with patterned boards. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Minor loss to the leather. Fading to the spine and light discolouration to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting predominantly to the first and last few pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 861T77
- Title
- From Paddington to Penzance
- Author
- Charles G. Harper
- Illustrator
- Charles G. Harper
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Paddington Penzance Harper Penzance
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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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.
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- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- 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"...
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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