Conversations and Amusing Tales. Offered to the Publick for the Youth of Great Britain
by English, Harriet:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hatchard, Printed for the Author by Charles Clarke, 1799 Hb, first edition, 19x24cms, xii, [2], 385, [6] pp. Engraved frontis by Bartolozzi, 12 tinted litho plates by William Watts, 2 sheets of engraved music at end. Bound in full leather, decorative gilt to board edges and spine, marbled endpapers. Front and rear boards detached, spine has 1cm corner loss top rear spine and slight loss to spine base. Some darkening to edges of endpapers, fep also detached. Odd fingermarks throughout. Contents tight and still VG. A rebind copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- David Ford Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10912
- Title
- Conversations and Amusing Tales. Offered to the Publick for the Youth of Great Britain
- Author
- English, Harriet:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Hatchard, Printed for the Author by Charles Clarke, 1799
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Terms of Sale
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Payment by GB Sterling Pound cheque, Bank Transfer, PAYPAL. Any extra postage required will be quoted at time of order confirmation.
Books may be returned within 7 days, with prior notification, if not as described
About the Seller
David Ford Books
Biblio member since 2006
Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk
About David Ford Books
Member of Provincial Bookfairs Association.
David Ford Books is a member of the P.B.F.A. and sells a wide range of quality out of print and antiquarian books through their book sales and at bookfair throughout the UK. The condition of our books is of the utmost importance to us, with few falling below the VG and many in Fine condition. All dust wrappers are protected. Should you wish to discuss a book, or your requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or (as I prefer to talk to customers personally) by telephone.
David Ford Books is a member of the P.B.F.A. and sells a wide range of quality out of print and antiquarian books through their book sales and at bookfair throughout the UK. The condition of our books is of the utmost importance to us, with few falling below the VG and many in Fine condition. All dust wrappers are protected. Should you wish to discuss a book, or your requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or (as I prefer to talk to customers personally) by telephone.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...