Uncle Bernac A Memory of the Empire
by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Newnes, 1902. Leather. Good Only. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A short novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, with numerous advertisements to front and rear. With previous owner's inscription to both sides of front free endpaper, of one Douglas Eady. With advertisements for garden tents, a stylish-looking cycling outfit, and Fenning's Fever Curer. The story is set in France, 1805. Conan Doyle's recurring character Brigadier Gerard appears as a major character in this short novel, which deals with the return of an exiled French aristocrat. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, sound with slight shelfwear and bumping to head and tail of spine. Front hinge tender and may detach in post, despite careful packing. Internally, binding loosening in places. Slight marginal age-toning and occasional foxing. Good Only
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH15-C-17
- Title
- Uncle Bernac A Memory of the Empire
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Newnes
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Short Stories France French Conan Doyle France Novel
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...