London: MacMillan, 1893. SIGNED BINDING. Bound by Hatchards of Piccadilly in period three-quarter red morocco, the spine gilt decorated in art nouveau style with floral tendril bottom to top design around five raised bands, pink cloth sides, top edge gilt. Spine slightly faded and light rubbing. Pleasant examples of turn-of-the-century English bindings. Light pastel marbled endpapers with armorial bookplate of Arthur E. Eastwood. Overall in near excellent condition. A good gift. Charles Kingsley (June 12, 1819 – January 23, 1875) was an English novelist, particularly associated with the West Country and North East Hampshire. . Three Quarter Morocco Leather. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.

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Bookseller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001237
Title: Yeast: A Problem [Lovely Leather Binding]
Author: Kingsley, Charles
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Publisher: MacMillan
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1893
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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....
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...
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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...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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