THE FATHER BROWN STORIES. The Innocence of Father Brown, The Wisdom of F. B, The incredulity of F. B, The secret of F.B., The scandal of F. B
by CHESTERTON. G. K
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Cassell and Company Ltd. London. 1950. Fourth printing of this complete collected edition. Originally published in 1929 the book was re-set in 1947 to include The Scandal of Father Brown. 8vo. (8.4 x 5.6 inches). A fine clean copy in a fine leather binding by Bayntun of Bath. Half red morocco, spine with five raised bands. Compartments lettered and decorated in gilt. Mottled red cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Pink endpapers. A near fine copy.
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- Paul Foster Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- THE FATHER BROWN STORIES. The Innocence of Father Brown, The Wisdom of F. B, The incredulity of F. B, The secret of F.B., The scandal of F. B
- Author
- CHESTERTON. G. K
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company Ltd. London. 1950
- Date Published
- 1950
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Fine bindings;
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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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Cloth
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- 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...
- 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....