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A Calatogue of the Noble Authors of England, Scotland, and Ireland; with Lists of Their Works. [ Complete in 5 Volumes ]
by Walpole Horatio [ Enlarged and Continued By Thomas Park ]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Scott, 1806. Complete in 5 volumes.Books measure22.14.cm. Circa 150 portrait engraved plates. Bound in half calf, calf coners, cloth boards, raised bands, ornated gilt tooling, leather labels, full marble edges, marble endpapers. Calf rubbed, some abrasion wear, some splits on hinge joints, but all boards holding firm, private library number on spines. Generally bindings in good clean firm condition. Internally, private library stamp on endpaper of each volume. Pages and plates in good condition. A nice well bound set. . Half Calf. Near Very Good. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013484
- Title
- A Calatogue of the Noble Authors of England, Scotland, and Ireland; with Lists of Their Works. [ Complete in 5 Volumes ]
- Author
- Walpole Horatio [ Enlarged and Continued By Thomas Park ]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Publisher
- John Scott
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1806
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Horation Walpole
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Antiquarian;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
Should any book not fulfill its description, please contact us, a full refund will be offered if the book is returned within 14 days of purchase, and in the condition in which it was sent.
About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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