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Fair France Impressions of a Traveller
Dinah Craik
1871
Hurst and Blackett : London
8.5" by 5.5"
313pp
SUMMARY
A nicely bound copy of Dinah Craik's travel work looking at France, with a frontispiece by W. H. Bartlett.
Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
A travel work documenting travels in France, at a time when the author believed France to be a shadow of its former self.
Two chapters from this book, "A City at Play" and "The First Sunday at Lent", were originally published in periodicals before being published in this volume.
Written by Dinah Craik. Craik is best known for her novel 'John Halifax, Gentleman'. She also received great success from her novels 'Cola Monti' and 'The Ogilvies'.
With a frontispiece by W. H. Bartlett.
Prior owner's ink inscription to the half-title page, 'Hilda Willshaw, 9 Duncan St. Broughton, Nov 3rd 1924'.
CONDITION
In the original cloth binding with gilt decoration to the front board and to the spine. Externally, smart. Light marking to the boards, with minor rubbing to the joints. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with only the odd spot, mostly to the frontispiece.
Overall Condition: Very 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.
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