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The Young Carthaginian. A Story of the Times of Hannibal. With twelve full-page illustrations by C.J. Staniland.
by HENTY, G.A.:
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Blackie & Son, Limited, n.d. ca1902. Hardback, approx 7.5 x 5 inches. In maroon full calf leather fine binding by “Ramage.” With gilt panelled boards, raised banding to spine with gilt decorations, and gilt lettering to dark green leather spine label. Marbled endpapers and page edges. In very good condition. Spine slightly darkened with some minor rubbing to ends. A couple of minor bumps and handling marks to boards. Else cover clean and smart. Prize bookplate to front endpaper “Aske’s Hatcham Schools, London, K da Cruz, 1902.” Binders stamp to edge of front endpaper. Some mild light foxing to prelims and a few inside pages. Else pages overall very clean and tight. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 384pp. Illustrated with twelve full-page B&W plates by C.J. Staniland.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86548
- Title
- The Young Carthaginian. A Story of the Times of Hannibal. With twelve full-page illustrations by C.J. Staniland.
- Author
- HENTY, G.A.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Blackie & Son, Limited, n.d. ca1902
- Keywords
- G. A. HENTY G.A. HENTY, Young Carthaginian, Struggle , Empire, Story, Times, Hannibal, C.J. Staniland, leather, fine binding, Ramage, calf leather
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About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- Spine Label
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
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- Fine Binding
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bumps
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