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THE SCOURING OF THE WHITE HORSE. Or, the Long Vacation Ramble of a London Clerk. By the author of Tom Brown's School days
by HUGHES, THOMAS. -- DOYLE, RICHARD, Illustrates
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About This Item
Macmillan and Co. Cambridge. 1859. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.1 x 5.5 inches). xi, 228pp. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Doyle, including a double page frontispiece. A fine ad clean copy in a fine leather binding by Bayntun of bath. Full dark green Morocco. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt dots. The compartments ruled, letered and dotted in gilt. Board edges with small gilt dot lines. Both boards with matching decorative ruled line and dot design. Double gilt rules to the turn-ins and with decorative outer corner pieces. marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Silk bookmark. The original decorative blue cloth spine and front board are bound in at the rear. Hosed in a felt lined slip case with light green cloth covering. A little rubbing to the centre of a couple of the raised bands, otherwise a fine copy.
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- Title
- THE SCOURING OF THE WHITE HORSE. Or, the Long Vacation Ramble of a London Clerk. By the author of Tom Brown's School days
- Author
- HUGHES, THOMAS. -- DOYLE, RICHARD, Illustrates
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co. Cambridge. 1859
- Date Published
- 1859
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Fine bindings; Children's and Illustrated books;
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- Rubbing
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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...
- Gilt
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