English Men of Letters: Milton; Hawthorne; Southey; Lamb
by John Morley [ed.]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$525.72NZ$473.15
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co. , 1879-82. Leather. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5" . None . Four volumes of biographies in John Morley's 'English Men of Letters' series in uniform H. Wood signed bindings. A collection of four volumes from the 'English Men of Letters' series of biographies edited by John Morley. Comprising the following: 'Milton' by Mark Pattison; 'Hawthorne' by Henry James; 'Southey' by Edward Dowden; and 'Charles Lamb' by Alfred Ainger. Rebound in uniform half calf bindings over marbled boards, gilt to top edge signed by H. Wood. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to endpapers, otherwise pages bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 832A43
- Title
- English Men of Letters: Milton; Hawthorne; Southey; Lamb
- Author
- John Morley [ed.]
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1879-82
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- english men of letters signed binding biographies signed binding
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Marbled boards
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- 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...