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THE YEOMAN OF THE GUARD or the Merryman and His Maid
by Gilbert, W. S
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/very good
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Mayflower Books. facsimile edition. hardcover. Fine/very good. W. Russell Flint. Charles E. Brock. Large octavo (approx. 6 1/4" wide by 9 1/2" tall), Red cloth covers with gilt spine titles, vi + 102 pages. With color illustrations by W. Russell Flint; pen and ink drawings by Charles E. Brock. Book is in fine condition. Dust jacket has some sunning on spine and long top edge of rear panel, very goof. 070898A Lyrics to the opera. Light opera. Comic opera. Savoy opera. Musical theatre
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000020138
- Title
- THE YEOMAN OF THE GUARD or the Merryman and His Maid
- Author
- Gilbert, W. S
- Illustrator
- W. Russell Flint. Charles E. Brock
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- facsimile edition
- Publisher
- Mayflower Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
Terms of Sale
Alkahest Books
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
Alkahest Books
Biblio member since 2012
Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
Glossary
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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