Elegant Extracts: Being A Copious Selection Of Instructive, Moral, And Entertaining Passages, From The Most Eminent Prose Writers / British Poets / Epistolary Writers.
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About This Item
London: John Sharpe / Piccadilly: & R. Jennings, Poultry, [c.1820]. . 18 Volumes. 12mo [but bound in 4's]. Full burgundy morocco, gilt, all edges gilt. Fuchsia end papers. A handsome gilt binding with gilt harps on all covers and heavy gilt designs on all volumes. Three sections of six volumes apiece: Prose / Poetry / Epistles. Each volume has an engraved title page at the front, and a second engraved title page midway through (each volume contains two 'books'). This set bears the ownership signature of "Eliza. Teresa Palmer / 1823" on the blank front flyleaf of each volume. Scattered moderate foxing and some offsetting from engravings, a few volumes have minor discoloration to margins; an attractive and clean very good set, with all hinges in good order.
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- Bookseller
- William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56095
- Title
- Elegant Extracts: Being A Copious Selection Of Instructive, Moral, And Entertaining Passages, From The Most Eminent Prose Writers / British Poets / Epistolary Writers.
- Author
- Elegant Extracts
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London: John Sharpe / Piccadilly: & R. Jennings, Poultry, [c.1820].
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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About the Seller
William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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Sidney, British Columbia
About William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...