The Coin Collector (Collector series) (Once owned by Auberon Waugh)
by William Carew Hazlitt
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1905. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second revised edition first printing octavo hardback Green cloth gilt, top edge gilt. 304 pp. illustrated Good + condition. On the inside cover is Auberon Waugh's illustrated book plate and a note Interestingly there is a note purportedly written by the numistmatist Leopold Montague scathing in reference to the book A subsequent owner, Maurice Byrne has written in pencil that this was written by Waugh, not Montague. We have for sale a genuine inscribed book by Montague which appears to be the model for Waugh's rather more florid forgery!
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- Bookseller
- Alexander's Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 076649
- Title
- The Coin Collector (Collector series) (Once owned by Auberon Waugh)
- Author
- William Carew Hazlitt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- John Grant
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1905
- Pages
- 98
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.88 lbs
- Keywords
- The Coin Collector (Collector series) (Once owned by Auberon Waugh); William Carew Hazlitt
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alexander's Books
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
About Alexander's Books
Alexander's Books was founded in 1987 and initially traded as a bookshop in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. The stock consists of approximately 15,000 books on most subjects, but specialises in History, Literature, Children's books and Topography with a good sprinkling of other subjects. We are a family business. At Alexander's Books we pride ourselves on providing a prompt and efficient service. The Alexander's Books Team
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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