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Man and Wife
by Wilkie Collins
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good ++
- Seller
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Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
UK: Chatto and Windus, 1875. New Edition . Cloth. Good ++. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. W Small. New Edition 1875. Illustrated by W Small. One of the novels in which Collins tackles social abuses, this being a foray into the legal disadvantages of married women. Book is good+ and quite bright. Edges rubbed. Spine darkened and gilt dulled. Corners a little rounded. Contents good. Page edges a little browned. New end papers with inscription to inner page. Small name to endpaper. Early editions are uncommon. More images can be taken upon request. Ref16925
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Includes bibliographical references.
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- Bookseller
- Lasting Words Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024491
- Title
- Man and Wife
- Author
- Wilkie Collins
- Illustrator
- W Small
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good ++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1875
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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