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Alexandra : A Gift Book to the Alexandra Orphanage for Infants, Hornsey Rise
de Archer, Thomas (editor)
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good
- Librería
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
James Clarke & James Nisbet. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. [1869]. 168pp [4]. Illustrated and decorated throughout. Strong buckram cloth boards with elaborate stamped, ruled and gilded decorations by John Leighton, bevelled edges, all edges gilt (boards a little rubbed at edges, fraying at spine edges, scuff on rear spine joint, patchily faded on rear board). Scattered spotting internally with first page partially detached. Superb Leighton Brothers highly gilded pre-title page. Previous owner's inscription on front endpaper date, neat and dated 1878. A very handsome volume, showing some wear and age. A collection of literary contributions, reflections on the orphanage and memories of visits, published to raise funds for the 'benefit of the babies there'. Square format 8vo.
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 002377
- Título
- Alexandra : A Gift Book to the Alexandra Orphanage for Infants, Hornsey Rise
- Autor
- Archer, Thomas (editor)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- Editorial
- James Clarke & James Nisbet
- Palabras clave
- orphanage, hornsey, hornsey rise, london, childhood, victorian london,
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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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...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
