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The Heiress of Bruges
by Grattan, Thomas Colley
- Used
- Near Fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley, 1834. First Edition Thus. Full leather. Near fine. Finely bound and complete in one volume, The Heiress of Bruges by Thomas Colley Grattan.. Octavo, [8], 530pp. Full brown morocco, title in gilt on spine with five raised bands and gilt compartments. Top edge gilt, ornate gilt turn-ins, and marbled endpapers. Bound by Zaehnsdorf of London with binder's imprint to front endpaper. Solid text block, touch of toning along fore edge, otherwise fine example. Previous ownership stamp to front flyleaf. A beautifully bound piece. First published in 1830 by Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley of London, printed in four volumes.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15373
- Title
- The Heiress of Bruges
- Author
- Grattan, Thomas Colley
- Illustrator
- Finely bound and complete in one volume, The Heiress of Bruges by Thomas Colley Grattan.
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1834
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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....
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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...
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