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The English Mail Coach and Other Essays
by de Quincey,Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd &E. P. Dutton, London & Toronto / New York, 1923. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. introduction by John Hill Burton. Illustrated endpapers – being an Art Nouveau design in pale green. Orange coloured boards with self embossed publisher's logo to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Dark blue coloured tint to the top textblock edge. A small book on coach travel in the 19th century along with other essays. Softening of the back strip edges along with some fading and bumping to the book corners. Fading and staining to the book panels and the hinges are somewhat "sprung". Browning to the text block edges along with staining and age toning of the pages. Some marks to the endpapers. Previous owners name and date to the top edge of the half title page and original bookseller's rubber stamp to the lower edge of the same page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 339, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; 19th Century; Britain/UK; Travel & Places. Inventory No: 0121172. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0121172
- Title
- The English Mail Coach and Other Essays
- Author
- de Quincey,Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd &E. P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- London & Toronto / New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- BZDB2 travel, coach, mail coach, essays, 19th-century,England, Everyman's Library Biography & Autobiography; 19th Century; Britain/UK; Travel & Places. Unbranded de Quincey,Thomas The English Mail Coach and Other Essays
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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