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VICTORIA THE GOOD QUEEN AND EMPRESS.
by BULLEY, Eleanor. Miniature book in the Midget series.:
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., 1901.. FOURTH EDITION 1901, miniature book approximately 76 x 62 mm, 3 x 2½ inches, bound in the original publisher's full black calf, gilt crown and title to upper cover and spine, all edges gilt, pretty gilt inner dentelles (turn-ins), pale marbled endpapers, 109 pages including the death of the Queen, plus 1 page of Midget Books adverts. Black and white portrait frontispiece, 13 black and white plates from drawings and paintings. Written for children. Minute loss at head of spine, tiny rub to tail of spine, no inscriptions. A near Fine clean crisp copy. First published in 1897. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46931
- Title
- VICTORIA THE GOOD QUEEN AND EMPRESS.
- Author
- BULLEY, Eleanor. Miniature book in the Midget series.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., 1901.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- QUEEN VICTORIA biography MINIATURE BOOK MIDGET BOOK
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
Glossary
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- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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