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Tales of the Alhambra; Revised and Corrected by the Author
by Irving, Washington
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley, 1835. First Illustrated Edition. Leather bound. Fine. First single-volume edition of Tales of the Alhambra by Washington Irving.. Octavo, viii, 395pp. Three-quarter morocco, thin gilt trim to covers. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Marbled paper boards, matching endpapers. Top edge gilt. Stated "Revised and Corrected by the Author" on the title page. Solid text block, sunning to spine, otherwise fine. With frontispiece and illustrated title page protected by tissue guard.
Synopsis
Tales of the Alhambra is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14439
- Title
- Tales of the Alhambra; Revised and Corrected by the Author
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Illustrator
- First single-volume edition of Tales of the Alhambra by Washington Irving.
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Illustrated Edition
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1835
- Keywords
- first edition Washington Irving, first edition Christmas Washington Irving, first edition Bracebridge Hall
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- 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...
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