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Silk and Scarlet

by The Druid; [Henry Hall Dixon]

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About This Item

London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1880. Cloth. Good. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. Henry Hall Dixon's interesting sporting novel, illustrated throughout, including with a folding plate. A sporting novel This novel was originally serialised in the periodical 'Sporting Magazine'. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, folding plate, and four plates. Written by Henry Hall Dixon, under the pseudonym 'The Druid'. With thirty pages of publisher's adverts to the rear, with an additional publisher's advert leaf from Stanley Paul & Co loosely inserted. Prior owner's ink inscription to the verso to the vignette title, 'Charles ... Banks Gray's Inn'. Undated, dated from Copac from a copy held at the British Library. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Some light rubbing and fading to the boards and spine. Front hinge is starting but firm. Front endpaper, frontispiece, and title page are detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just a couple of very light spots. Good

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Bookseller
Rooke Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
644P1
Title
Silk and Scarlet
Author
The Druid; [Henry Hall Dixon]
Illustrator
Not Stated
Format/Binding
Cloth
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Frederick Warne and Co
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1880
Size
7" by 4.5"
Keywords
henry hall dixon the druid dixon silk and scarlet the druid sport sporting

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Glossary

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Plate
Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Verso
The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Hinge
The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Publisher's cloth
A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
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...
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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....
Vignette
A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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