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Altiora Peto
por Laurence Oliphant
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Muito Bom
- Livreiro
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1883. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smart complete two volume set of this illustrated novel from British author, Laurence Oliphant. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title, and one plate. Volume two is illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title, and one plate. Collated complete. The life and experiences of Altiora through various troubles and travels, the first of which is his mamma who always wants to known what he is scribbling. Written by Laurence Oliphant, a South African-born British author, traveller, diplomat, British intelligence agent, Christian mystic, and Christian Zionist, as well as serving as a Member of Parliament. Bound by I. & E. Bumpus, Ltd., Oxford Street. Bound in full cloth. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light age toning and the odd handling mark. Bound by I. & E. Bumpus, Ltd., Oxford Street. Very Good
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 885T4
- Título
- Altiora Peto
- Autor
- Laurence Oliphant
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encadernação
- Cloth
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Local de publicação
- Edinburgh
- Data de publicação
- 1883
- Dimensão
- 8" by 5.5"
- Palavras-chave
- Altiora Peto Oliphant Peto
- Observação
- Pode ser um conjunto de vários volumes e exigir postagem adicional.
Termos da venda
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
Sobre o Vendedor
Rooke Books
Membro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossário
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- 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....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
