A Teacher of the Violin and Other Tales.
de Shorthouse, J. H
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London: Macmillan & Co., 1888. Colonial ed.. Hardback small octavo, good condition, navy boards (embossed borders front cover and spine, four gilt bands on front cover and spine, gilt title on spine), navy endpapers, page edges roughly cut, small patch rubbed on one gilt border and navy board, edges covers rubbed (corners bumped), spine ends little worn (few edge tears), rear cover little marked, pages lightly toned, inner hinge split (pages firm), light foxed spots most pages (minor foxing endpapers & flyleaves & title page), top section one page missing (no text lost). 317 pp. This charming well-loved old book contains four stories and an apologue. The first story is autobiographical and titled A Teacher of the Violin, in which the author describes his early life. The other stories are: The Marquis Jeanne Hyacinthe de St. Palaye, The Baroness Helena Von Saarfeld, Ellie: and A Story of a Boy and a Girl. There is a page of sheet music loosely inserted. (Stated as colonial edition by Trove.).
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- Librería
- Bookhome Sydney
(AU)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 40741
- Título
- A Teacher of the Violin and Other Tales.
- Autor
- Shorthouse, J. H
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Edición
- Colonial ed.
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Macmillan & Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1888
- Palabras clave
- short stories, literature, essays, collectible, collectable
- Catálogos del vendedor
- LITERATURE;
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Bookhome Sydney
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Bookhome Sydney
Miembro de Biblio desde 2004
Annandale, New South Wales
Sobre Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Octavo
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
