Watch and Ward
by Henry James with an Introduction by Leon Edel
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959. Re-issue 1st Printing. Half-calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1959 first edition of this re-issue. Size octavo, 7.75" tall, 238 pages. Red half calf with red cloth covered boards with gilded raised bands and gilt titles to the spine, light blue paste-downs and end-papers. Condition very good, slight rubbing to the corners and edges and a little shelf-wear, pages are slightly toned otherwise clean throughout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lazarus Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018247
- Title
- Watch and Ward
- Author
- Henry James with an Introduction by Leon Edel
- Format/Binding
- Half-calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Re-issue 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Rupert Hart-Davis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Pages
- 238
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- FICTION 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN USA U.S.A. LITERATURE NOVEL ROMANCE EROTIC
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About the Seller
Lazarus Books Limited
Biblio member since 2007
Blackpool, Lancashire
About Lazarus Books Limited
We are a small family business located in Blackpool, England. We stock a varied range of Antiquarian and Collectable Books; Antiquarian Holy Bibles, Fine Bindings, Literature, Poetry, Military, Travel, First Editions, Illustrated, Childrens', Signed Books and more.
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- Rubbing
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- 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
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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