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The Legacy of Cain.
de COLLINS, Wilkie
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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Chatto & Windus, London., 1889. First edition. Octavo. Three volumes: pp viii, 289; vi, 263; vi, 281. Mid-Twentieth Century binding by Rivière of three-quarter red morocco with raised bands, gilt decorated spines, gilt rules, cloth sides. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. With the burgundy leather ex libris Beeleigh Abbey bookplate of W.A. Foyle on the front pastedown of each volume. The final novel completed by Collins it explores the theme of hereditary evil, and attacks the idea that "bad blood" necessarily results in a criminality. Top corners of prelims of Vol. III creased. Near fine.
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- Título
- The Legacy of Cain.
- Autor
- COLLINS, Wilkie
- Estado del libro
- Usado
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- Editorial
- Chatto & Windus, London.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1889
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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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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
