Rab and his Friends
de Brown, John
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- g
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Sobre este artículo
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1906. Hardcover. g. 8vo. 32,[2]pp. Original three-quarter calf over mottled blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. Top edge gilt. Gold-embossed ex-libris of Lucy [Doheny] Smith Battson (* see below) on free front endpaper. Frontispiece. Illustrated title-page. Rare edition of this short story by Scottish writer Dr. John Brown. The story centers around Rab, the big "mastiff "dog, who is "old, grey, brindled, as big as a little Highland bull" as well as being extremely loving and loyal. Delightfully illustrated with six full-page b/w reproductions of drawings by artists such as Edwin Douglas, G. Harvey, P. Brown, and William Miller. Abrasions to parts of leather. Minor soiling on boards. Wear on corners. Binding in overall good, interior in very good condition. Scarce. * Lucy [Doheny] Smith Battson was the daughter-in-law of Countess Carrie Estelle Doheny (1875-1958). E. Doheny was a Los Angeles socialite and the second wife of oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny.
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- Librería
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 23805
- Título
- Rab and his Friends
- Autor
- Brown, John
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - g
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Adam and Charles Black
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1906
- Palabras clave
- scottish literature, 19th century, scottish childrens' books, scottish writers, scottish authors, humor
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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Santa Monica, California
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- Cloth
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- G
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- Gilt
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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...
- Raised Band(s)
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- Spine
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