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Horae Subsecivae
de John Brown
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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London: Adam and Charles Blakc, 1897. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 5". Not Stated. A nicely bound complete three volume set of John Brown's popular essays on history, biography, and art, including his best known short story 'Rab and His Friends'. Complete in three volumes. A collection of essays and papers, discussing art, medical history, and biography. The work includes two of Brown's most popular works, 'Rab and His Friends', and 'Marjorie Fleming'. 'Marjorie Fleming' iis a essay on the ten year old prodigy of Walter Scott. 'Rab and His Friends' is a short story, following Rab, a huge mastiff dog. It was a very popular short story in the nineteenth century. Illustrated with a frontispiece to volumes I and III. Written by John Brown, who is best known for this work. He was a Scottish physician and essayist. Bookplate to the front pastedowns 'Herbert S. Squance'. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Fading to the spines. Light marks and rubbing to the boards and spines. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots, mostly to the first and last few pages. Very Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 693P10
- Título
- Horae Subsecivae
- Autor
- John Brown
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Adam and Charles Blakc
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1897
- Tamaño
- 7" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- john brown essays Horae Subsecivae lesiure hours essays history biography
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- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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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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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
