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Rab and Marjorie
de Brown, Dr. John
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Librería
-
Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: George G. Harrap Gilt titles on blue cloth boards which have wear to spine sides, head and tail. Internally there is a little age toning to endpapers else a clean, tight unmarked copy. Engraved frontispiece tissue guarded. Comprises Rab and His Friends - a simple story which includes an insight into how John Brown's teacher and employer, Doctor James Syme, taught and operated. The other main characters are Rab, a ferocious mastiff dog, his owner, James Noble, a carter or carrier by trade, and the carter's ailing wife Ailie. Set in Edinburgh in the 1830s, the story begins with a fight between Rab and a bull terrier which Brown, the narrator, watches as a teenage boy. Marjorie Fleming (180-1811) is an essay on the child prodigy - a writer and poet, referred originally as 'pet' Marjorie being the'pet' of Sir Walter Scott. 11. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Goldring Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 010871
- Título
- Rab and Marjorie
- Autor
- Brown, Dr. John
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Editorial
- George G. Harrap
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Tamaño
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Palabras clave
- MARJORIE FLEMING, JAMES SYME, EDINBURGH
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Essays;
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Sobre el vendedor
Goldring Books
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Eastbourne, East Sussex
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
