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The Constitution of England, or an Account of the English Government; In Which it is Compared with the Republican Form of Government, and Occasionally with the Other Monarchies in Europe
by De Lolme, J.L
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed By T. Spilsbury and Sold By G. Kearsley, 1775. [5], vi-vii, [2], 2-448pp. Slightly later half calf and marbled paper over boards, smooth back, divided into six panels by lines and a roll in gilt, title label to second panel, remaining panels with central star tool, stormont on shell marbled endpapers. Ex-library, with ink stamp to reverse of title and faint blind stamp to title. Rubbed to extremities, upper joint slightly split but holding well, lightly foxed to edges, occasionally to margins and text, but generally fairly clean, K2 with a small piece missing from bottom corner. Armorial book plate to front pastedown. The second variant, without the errata lines on the final page. ESTC T109935. First Edition. Hardback. Good. 8vo. Ex-Library.
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- Seller
- Zetetic Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 004113
- Title
- The Constitution of England, or an Account of the English Government; In Which it is Compared with the Republican Form of Government, and Occasionally with the Other Monarchies in Europe
- Author
- De Lolme, J.L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed By T. Spilsbury and Sold By G. Kearsley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1775
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Cat18, Constitution, Politics, Monarchy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Eighteenth Century; Politics;
Terms of Sale
Zetetic Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Zetetic Books
Biblio member since 2015
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
About Zetetic Books
Online book store, regular catalogues / lists issued
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- Edges
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- First Edition
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- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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