Roman Holidays and Others
by HOWELLS, William Dean
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1908. First Trade Edition. Octavo (21.25cm); publisher's vertically-ribbed grayish-green cloth, with titles stamed in gilt and red on spine and front cover; top edge gilt; [viii],302,[2]pp, with frontispiece and 51 inserted plates. Light wear to spine ends, lower corners gently bumped, with a few small scuffs to text edges; Very Good+ or better. Attractive copy of the author's travelogue, chronicling his return to Italy forty years after he was awarded a consulship in Venice. BAL 9791.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45562
- Title
- Roman Holidays and Others
- Author
- HOWELLS, William Dean
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Trade Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1908
- Bookseller catalogs
- Italy;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Glossary
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- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...