1849 A Tale of the Winds and the Waves A Mournful Chant of Merrie Christmas

Description: Click here to see our other books! A Tale of the Winds and the Waves: A Mournful Chant of Merrie Christmas Anon 1849 E Atchley : London 6.5" by 4" 168pp SUMMARY An anonymously written Victorian tale. Illustrated,Scarce Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION Illustrated, with dozens of vignettes and seven full page plates. Bookplate to front pastedown indicates a prior owner to be Walter Flinn. A scarce publication with not much known about it. The fictional prose is set around Christmas time, as inferred from the title. The frontispiece is titled 'Christmas in the Olden Time'. Very scarce - only held in four locations worldwide institutionally. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. CONDITION In a full cloth binding with gilt stamping to the front board and spine. Externally, generally smart with bumping to the head and tail of spine as well as the extremities. Small ink spills to the front board. Cloth has aged. Walter Flinn bookplate to front pastedown. Library of the Arts stamp to bottom of title page and Selbourne library stamp to verso of title page as well as to the bottom of page 51, does not affect text. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned to edges and clean throughout. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

Price: 330.75 GBP

Location: Bath

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