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The Garden that I Love
de Alfred Austin
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Macmillan and Co. , 1895. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated . The author's presentation copy of this poetical gardening tale by Alfred Austin, inscribed and with a letter loosely inserted signed by the author. Third edition of this work, published first in 1894. A charming tale by Alfred Austin celebratory of gardens and gardening. Alfred Austin was an English poet, Poet Laureate in 1896, mostly known for his prose idylls celebrating nature, such as the present. Illustrated in text in black and white. Inscribed by the author to front free endpaper 'To Mrs. Farnham from the author' dated 1895. With a letter by the author loosely inserted addressed to his friend. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, sunned to spine and boards. Author's inscription to front free endpaper, with author's handwritten letter loosely inserted. Internally, firmly bound. Light foxing scattered to the leaves. Illustrations in black and white in text. Very Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 818A3
- Título
- The Garden that I Love
- Autor
- Alfred Austin
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Macmillan and Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1895
- Tamaño
- 8" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- gardening idylls alfred austin signed idylls
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
