London: Gordon Fraser. Bound in patterned brown/black cloth boards, brown cloth spine, with pastedown with titles on spine, this dated 1980 hardback first edition is VG, in Good Dustjacket (unclipped). 200pp, b/w illustrations throughout, including illustrations for books and serials. Boards are clean with minimal rubbing top and bottom of spine. Jacket is soiled front and back, and is rubbed along top and bottom edges, with creases, nicks, and closed tears top and bottom of spine (about 1cm long). Internally clean, but top and fore-edges of textblock is foxed. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1980.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Camillas Bookshop (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0021561
Title: VICTORIAN WOOD-BLOCK ILLUSTRATORS
Author: Mare, Eric De
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0900406585
ISBN 13: 9780900406584
Publisher: Gordon Fraser
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1980
Keywords: Victorian, Illustrations, Woodblocks,
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall, Landscape.

Terms of Sale

Camillas Bookshop

30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.

About the Seller

Camillas Bookshop

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2009

Eastbourne, East Sussex

Ask Seller a Question

About Camillas Bookshop

Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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...
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.