Legends and Lyrics A Book of Verses By Adelaide Anne Procter With an Introduction by Charles Dickens [Fine Binding]

Adelaide Anne Procter

Published by London: George Bell and Sons, 1888

London: George Bell and Sons, 1888, Fourteenth Thousand of New Edition. Introduction by Charles Dickens, green leather binding with blind tooling and gilt decoration to both front and rear boards, gilt titles to the spine which has faded slightly in colour, marbled paste downs with gilt dentelles, marbled end papers. xxiv, 364pp. Approximately 7 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles, 5 raised gilt bands separating 6 compartments, 5 of which have a gilt design, colour faded. Joints good condition gently rubbed. Corners good condition gently bumped and worn. Boards good condition full green leather boards with blind tooled borders with a gilt decoration in each corner, board edges are bevelled, each outer corner of the boards have a gilt line decorating them. Page edges good condition all gilt. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition marbled with gilt dentelles. End papers good condition marbled, the internal end papers are lightly tanned with some foxing. Title good condition half title plus main title page, lightly tanned with some shadowing of the frontispiece. Pages good condition b/w frontispiece of the author, this page has a very small tear down the fore edge, lightly tanned throughout. Binding good condition. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1888 Binding: Hardback. Seller Inventory # ABE-1574264780425

Bibliographic Details

Title: Legends and Lyrics A Book of Verses By ...
Publisher: London: George Bell and Sons
Publication Date: 1888
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good