ALLAN QUARTERMAIN. Being an account of his further adventures and discoveries in company with Sir Henry Curtis, Bart, Commander John Good, R. N and One Umslopogaas
by HAGGARD. H. RIDER
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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About This Item
Longmans, Green and co. London. 1887. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.2 inches). Illustrated with 20 mono plates engraved on wood by J. Cooper from drawings by C. H. M. Kerr. A very good copy bound in early twentieth century half dark green morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt. Compartments decorated and lettered in gilt. Green cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Previous owners armorial bookplate to the front pastedown endpaper. A very good copy in a fine leather binding.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10789
- Title
- ALLAN QUARTERMAIN. Being an account of his further adventures and discoveries in company with Sir Henry Curtis, Bart, Commander John Good, R. N and One Umslopogaas
- Author
- HAGGARD. H. RIDER
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and co. London. 1887
- Date Published
- 1887
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings; Children's and Illustrated books; Modern First Editions.;
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...