The Wassail Bowl
by Smith, Albert
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley, 1843. First Edition. Small Octavo. In two volumes illustrated by John Leech, 252pp., 249pp., (2)pp. ad at rear, half-titles and frontispieces present, bound in publisher's red cloth stamped in blind, nicely rebacked with original pictorial gilt spine laid down, some corner and edge wear, frontispieces have browning text clean, small piece torn away from outer margin of one frontispiece . A very good set of this comical work.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017102
- Title
- The Wassail Bowl
- Author
- Smith, Albert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1843
- Keywords
- Illustrated First Edition John Leech 1st
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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....
- 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...