Shirley. A Tale. By Currer Bell. A New Edition
by [BRONTÃ, Charlotte]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1857.. Small 8vo. (iv), 534 pp. Near contemporary blue half morocco over matching cloth boards, spine with gilt ruled compartments, gilt lettered direct to one panel, an early ownership to the head of the title page, a slightly later press cutting regarding a fire at a mill. Spine faded to brown, else very good. First published in 1849 in three volumes.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bow Windows Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40789
- Title
- Shirley. A Tale. By Currer Bell. A New Edition
- Author
- [BRONTË, Charlotte]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Smith, Elder and Co.
- Date Published
- 1857.
- Keywords
- Literature
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Bow Windows Bookshop
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About the Seller
Bow Windows Bookshop
Biblio member since 2006
Lewes, East Sussex
About Bow Windows Bookshop
Bow Windows Bookshop has a large general stock of old and fine books and maps. Owned in partnership by Ric Latham and Jonathan Menezes, we buy and sell all manner of titles from early leatherbound volumes to modern first editions. We exhibit at bookfairs in the UK and North America and issue regular printed catalogues. Located in the beautiful county town of Lewes in the south-east of England, we are open six days a week. All our books are described as accurately as possible and we abide by the Code of Good Practice of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association
Glossary
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- 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....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...