George Meredith: Some Characteristics. With A Bibliography By John Lane.
Language: English
Published by John Lane / The Bodley Head, London, 1900
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Yesterday's Book Shop, CORVALLIS, OR, U.S.A.Yesterday's Book Shop
AbeBooks seller since February 4, 2026
Condition: Used - Good
£ 7.69
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See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards show some scuffing and spotting along with edge and corner bumps/wear. There is a small area with a few bumps in the cloth located near the upper left corner of the front board and the spine has a black mark in the lower half area. The internal binding is good for the most part but there are some areas that show some pulling and faint cracks. This is noticeable the front board hinge and also page 176. Many the other pages are still tight though. The front end page contains signature of the original owner "Emily B Homer", no other markings found in the book, though the front pastedown has faint evidence a large rectangular item once being there and the backside of the frontispiece shows a faint rough spot, presumably was something was erased. Foxing is present throughout with some pages showing quite a bit, though this is mainly limited to the end pages and pastedowns as well as the first few pages. Copyright page states fifth edition, revised and the total number of pages is 201 for the first part, along with an additional 91 pages, being the bibliography by John Lane. In the rear the book there is an additional 14 pages of the publishers catalog.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- George Meredith: Some Characteristics. With A Bibliography By John Lane.
- Author
- Richard Le Gallienne
- Publisher
- John Lane / The Bodley Head, London
- Publication year
- 1900
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Biography and Genealogy, Poetry and Verse
Yesterday's Book Shop
CORVALLIS, OR, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since February 4, 2026
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 15 business days | 3 to 7 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 4.40 | £ 11.12 |
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Yesterday's Book Shop is a small, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in Maryland in 1966 under the name The Collector's Corner, which mainly dealt in older books, stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the main focus became only books and printed matter.
Specialty
First editions, signed editions, limited editions, pre-1950 collectible copies with most being around the turn of the twentieth century and earlier.Seller's business information
Yesterday's Book Shop
OR, U.S.A.
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