Her Lord and Master: A Tale, Two Volumes (Collection of British Authors)
by Marryat, Florence (Mrs Ross Church)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig, 1871. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Volume 1: [5], 6 - 304 pages. Volume 2: [6], 7-302 pages. Floral design to the endpapers of both volumes. 1/4 and corners blue coloured cloth binding with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip, along with a small gilt coloured illustration of a flower. 3/4 marbled papered boards. Part of the British Authors series of books by this publisher: – Tauchnitz Edition Vol. 1161. A potboiler from the Victorian times. Volume 1: – softening of the backstrip edges with some fraying. The spine is cocked and rubbing of the book corners and fraying of the cloth is present – underlying board is visible. Flecking of the cloth of the boards with browning of the text block edges and pages. Pages 295 to 298 is loose – printing fault was not caught in the text block when sewn. Page 55 / 56 is somewhat creased as it was not trimmed flush with the rest of the text block. Previous owners name to the verso of the free front end paper. Volume 2: – Softening of the backstrip edges with frame. Slight cocking of the spine with rubbing of the book corners and bumping to the lower book corners. Underlying board is visible. Browning of the textblock edges and pages. Flecking of the cloth of the board. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The publication date given above is an estimate only, there being no date given in the book. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 0119321. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0119321
- Title
- Her Lord and Master: A Tale, Two Volumes (Collection of British Authors)
- Author
- Marryat, Florence (Mrs Ross Church)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bernhard Tauchnitz
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1871
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Tauchnitz Edition Vol. 1161, collection of British authors – series, British, Victorian, novel, two volumes Literature & Literary; Unbranded Marryat, Florence (Mrs Ross Church) Her Lord and Master: A Tale, Two Volumes (Collection o
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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