John W. Lovell Company, 1890. First Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (small). Slight wear to extremities (chiefly to spine edges and lower edges); slight rubbing to covers (leather over boards; chiefly to edges); previous owner's ink signature and inscription at head of title page and rubberstamped number on first preliminary leaf; slight internal browning (chiefly to edges and preliminaries). xx, 388 pages. Later American reprint issue of the famous anonymous memoir of the author's education at Rugby School, with the 'Preface to the Sixth Edition' (with bibliographical references) as an introduction. Originally published in Great Britain in 1857 (see Halkett & Laing VI, 61, citing the third edition (of several) issued that year); this issue's date is conjectural (former owner's holograph date of December 1893 at head of title page; not dated in book). Bound in 3/4 tan calf over dark blue marbled boards, gilt-stamped and decorated spine, covers ruled blind, gilt-stamped brown and dark blue morocco spine labels, matching marbled endpapers and edges. Provenance: From the library of one Dr. Benjamin L. Rawlins of New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Bookseller: Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: L064774
Title: Tom Brown's School Days / By an Old Boy
Author: Hughes, Thomas
Format/Binding: Leather Binding
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: John W. Lovell Company
Date Published: 1890
Keywords: Hughes, Thomas English Literature 19th Century English Fiction School Rugby Binding QX91, , , , , , ,

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