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The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century.: With Illustrations on Steel and Wood by the Author
by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Centreville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, first issue with 'actresses' for 'ancestresses' on page 207, line 33, and chapters 47 & 48 misnumbered as 48 & 49. Two volumes bound as one. Volume I dated 1858 on title page and Volume II dated 1859 on title page. Illustrations by the author. Rebound in 3/4s brown morocco with marbled boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Five raised bands. New pastedowns and flyleaves added when rebound. Browning to the plates. Text is clean with some tanning. Binding is tight and square.
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- EGR books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3226
- Title
- The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century.
- Author
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bradbury & Evans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1858
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
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