THE VIRGINIANS. A TALE OF THE LAST CENTURY.
by THACKERAY, W.M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Moderate Wear and Soiling/No Jacket
- Seller
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Prairie Village, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1859. Gilt spine titles remain bright. Hinges weak. Illustrated by the author with steel and wood engravings. Originally issued in 24 parts from 1857-59. Ink inscription on half-title page of Volume I, dated 1 Jan., 1860. Internally quite sound and clean. Van Duzer 232. 382-376pp.. First Book Edition.. Blue Blind-stamped Cloth.. Moderate Wear and Soiling/No Jacket. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Glenn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000570
- Title
- THE VIRGINIANS. A TALE OF THE LAST CENTURY.
- Author
- THACKERAY, W.M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Moderate Wear and Soiling
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Book Edition.
- Publisher
- Bradbury and Evans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1859
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- British Literature
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Glenn Books
Biblio member since 2005
Prairie Village, Kansas
About Glenn Books
We are an antiquarian bookshop established in 1933. We are members of ABAA and ILAB.
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- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
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- 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...