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The Tor Hill (1826)
by Smith, Horace ("Author of Brambletye House")
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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LEWES, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Leipzig: Henry Colburn, 1826. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition in Three Volumes. Three volumes rebound in ripple-grained purple cloth, lettered in gilt on spines. Spines sunned, otherwise clean, tight set, very good. Errata slip tipped in before title page in Volume I. An historical novel set in Tudor England. Sadleir [3110], in original boards. (Not issued in cloth.) This copy has no adverts in Vol III, and only one errata slip. A heavy set which will require additional postage outside the UK..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Richard Beaton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- NL1133
- Title
- The Tor Hill (1826)
- Author
- Smith, Horace ("Author of Brambletye House")
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition in Three Volumes
- Publisher
- Henry Colburn
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1826
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Richard Beaton
Orders will be processed and despatched, wherever possible, with 24 hours. Orders received over the weekend will normally be processed and despatched on the following Monday. Delivery/postage is NOT included in the listed price. Delivery in the UK is normally by second class letter post/standard parcels, unless another service is requested and paid for by customer. Delivery outside the UK (worldwide) is made by airmail or surface mail, unless another service is requested and paid for by the customer. The condition of all books has been carefully described, noting all significant faults. If the condition of any book or books does not meet the description, the item may be returned for a full refund, including return postage. Where a customer wishes to cancel a purchase, the book(s) may be returned for a refund, but with return carriage paid by the customer. The customer must contact Richard Beaton to request the return, within 14 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Richard Beaton
Biblio member since 2005
LEWES
About Richard Beaton
In addition to listing on bookselling websites, I issue quarterly catalogues, available free of charge on request. I offer a select stock of nineteenth and early twentieth century fiction -- novels, short story collections, literary journals, annuals etc, with a strong emphasis on lesser-known novelists.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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